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2 Samuel 5:12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Samuel 5:12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 David now knew[a] that the Lord had truly established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
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- 5:12 David now knew: Hiram’s carpenters and masons built David a house of cedar, the very model of a Canaanite king’s palace. This house then represented the consolidation of David’s royal power, in the Canaanite mode, with Jerusalem as David’s personal fiefdom and capital city.
2 Samuel 5:12
New International Version
2 Samuel 5:12
New International Version
12 Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom(A) for the sake of his people Israel.
2 Samuel 5:12
New King James Version
2 Samuel 5:12
New King James Version
12 So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had (A)exalted His kingdom (B)for the sake of His people Israel.
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2 Samuel 5:12
Expanded Bible
2 Samuel 5:12
Expanded Bible
12 Then David ·knew [realized] that the Lord really had ·made [confirmed; established] him king ·of [over] Israel and that the Lord had ·made his kingdom great [blessed/exalted his kingdom] ·because the Lord loved [for the sake of] his people Israel.
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