2 Samuel 5:1-5
New American Standard Bible
David King over All Israel
5 (A)Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and [a]said, “Behold, we are (B)your bone and your flesh. 2 Previously, when Saul was king over us, (C)you were the one who led Israel [b]out and in. And the Lord said to you, ‘(D)You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be (E)a leader over Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David (F)made a covenant with them before the Lord in Hebron; then (G)they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was (H)thirty years old when he became king, and (I)he reigned for forty years. 5 At Hebron (J)he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
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- 2 Samuel 5:1 Lit said, saying
- 2 Samuel 5:2 I.e., to battle and in (returning) from battle
2 Samuel 5:1-5
International Standard Version
David Becomes King over Israel(A)
5 After this, all of the tribes of Israel assembled with David at Hebron and declared, “Look, we’re your own flesh and blood![a] 2 Even back when Saul was our king, it was you who kept on leading Israel out to battle[b] and bringing them back again.[c] The Lord told you, ‘You yourself will shepherd my people Israel and serve as Commander-in-Chief[d] over Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel approached the king at Hebron, where King David entered into a covenant with them in the presence of the Lord. Then they anointed David to be king over Israel.
David Establishes Jerusalem as His Capital(B)
4 David began to reign when he was 30 years old, and he reigned 40 years. 5 He reigned over Judah for seven years and six months in Hebron, and he reigned over all of Israel including Judah for 33 years in Jerusalem.
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- 2 Samuel 5:1 Lit. bone
- 2 Samuel 5:2 The Heb. lacks to battle
- 2 Samuel 5:2 The Heb. lacks back again
- 2 Samuel 5:2 Lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and administrative authority
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