2 Samuel 2:4
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4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David (A)king over the house of Judah.
When they told David, (B)“It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,”
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2 Samuel 5:5
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5 (A)At Hebron he reigned over Judah (B)seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.[a]
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- 2 Samuel 5:5 Dead Sea Scroll lacks verses 4–5
1 Samuel 31:11-13
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11 (A)But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 (B)all the valiant men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh (C)and burned them there. 13 And they took their bones (D)and buried them under (E)the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and (F)fasted seven days.
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2 Samuel 5:3
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3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, (A)and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron (B)before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.
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1 Chronicles 11:3
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3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, (A)according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
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1 Samuel 16:13
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13 Then Samuel took (A)the horn of oil (B)and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. (C)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
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2 Samuel 19:42
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42 All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is (A)our close relative. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's expense? Or has he given us any gift?”
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2 Samuel 19:11
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11 And King David sent this message to (A)Zadok and Abiathar the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king?[a]
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- 2 Samuel 19:11 Septuagint; Hebrew to the king, to his house
2 Samuel 5:17
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David Defeats the Philistines
17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard of it and went down (A)to the stronghold.
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2 Samuel 2:11
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11 (A)And the time that David was king in Hebron over (B)the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
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2 Samuel 2:7
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7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant, for Saul your lord is dead, and (A)the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
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Genesis 49:8-10
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8 “Judah, (A)your brothers shall praise you;
(B)your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(C)your father's sons shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (D)a lion's cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(E)He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10 The (F)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff (G)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
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- Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh
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