David Inquired of the Lord

A very important phrase is repeated in 2 Samuel about David. In 2 Samuel 2:1-2, "Then it came about afterwards that David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?" And the Lord said to him, "Go up." So David said, "Where shall I go up?" And He said, "To Hebron." So David went up there..."

David inquired of the Lord before he acted. When God answered him, David did according to what God had said. In 2 Samuel 5:19,20 and 5:23-25 we find David inquiring of the Lord, God answering him, and David obeying God.

The result of this relationship is described in 2 Samuel 5:10, "David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him."