2 Samuel 5:1-5
New English Translation
David Is Anointed King Over Israel
5 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood![a] 2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel.[b] The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”
3 When all the leaders[c] of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them[d] in Hebron before the Lord. They designated[e] David as king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years. 5 In Hebron 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 tn Heb “look we are your bone and your flesh.”
- 2 Samuel 5:2 tn Heb “you were the one leading out and the one leading in Israel.”
- 2 Samuel 5:3 tn Heb “elders.”
- 2 Samuel 5:3 tn Heb “and the king, David, cut for them a covenant.”
- 2 Samuel 5:3 tn Heb “anointed.”
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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