(A)Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, (B)and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron (C)before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.

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When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant(A) with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed(B) David king over Israel.

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(A)Then the men of Judah came, and there they (B)anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, (C)“The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.”

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Then the men of Judah came to Hebron,(A) and there they anointed(B) David king over the tribe of Judah.

When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead(C) who had buried Saul,

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18 So the two of them (A)made a covenant before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his own house.

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18 The two of them made a covenant(A) before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.

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13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and (A)the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

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13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(A) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(B) came powerfully upon David.(C) Samuel then went to Ramah.

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17 (A)Then Jehoiada (B)made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people, and also (C)between the king and the people.

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17 Jehoiada then made a covenant(A) between the Lord and the king and people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.(B)

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21 Then Abner said to David, “I will arise and go, and (A)gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may (B)reign over all that your heart desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.

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21 Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once and assemble all Israel for my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant(A) with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.”(B) So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.

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11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him (A)head and commander over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words (B)before the Lord in Mizpah.

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11 So Jephthah went with the elders(A) of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And he repeated(B) all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.(C)

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38 “And because of all this,
We (A)make a sure covenant and write it;
Our leaders, our Levites, and our priests (B)seal it.

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The Agreement of the People

38 “In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement,(A) putting it in writing,(B) and our leaders, our Levites and our priests are affixing their seals to it.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:38 In Hebrew texts this verse (9:38) is numbered 10:1.

16 Then Jehoiada made a (A)covenant between himself, the people, and the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.

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16 Jehoiada then made a covenant(A) that he, the people and the king[a] would be the Lord’s people.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 23:16 Or covenant between the Lord and the people and the king that they (see 2 Kings 11:17)

Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And (A)they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord [a]by (B)Samuel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:3 Lit. by the hand of Samuel

When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed(A) David king over Israel, as the Lord had promised through Samuel.

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15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king (A)before the Lord in Gilgal. (B)There they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

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15 So all the people went to Gilgal(A) and made Saul king(B) in the presence of the Lord. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites held a great celebration.

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16 Go and (A)gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, (B)“I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt;

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16 “Go, assemble the elders(A) of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(B)—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen(C) what has been done to you in Egypt.

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