Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Holman Bible
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron
International Standard Version
After this, all of the tribes of Israel assembled with David at Hebron and declared, "Look, we're your own flesh and blood!
A Conservative Version
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
American Standard Version
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Amplified
Then
Bible in Basic English
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
Darby Translation
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Julia Smith Translation
And all the tribes of Israel will come to David to Hebron, and they will say, saying, Behold us thy bone and thy flesh.
King James 2000
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they said, "Here we [are], {we are your flesh and blood}.
Modern King James verseion
And all the tribes of Israel came to David, to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and said, "See, we are thy bones and thy flesh.
NET Bible
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, "Look, we are your very flesh and blood!
The Emphasized Bible
Then came all the tribes of Israel unto David, in Hebron, - and spake, saying - Behold us! thy bone and thy flesh, we are.
Webster
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
World English Bible
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Youngs Literal Translation
And all the tribes of Israel come unto David, to Hebron, and speak, saying, 'Lo, we are thy bone and thy flesh;
Themes
Government » Mosaic » Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler
Hebron » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, south of jerusalem » David crowned king of israel at
Israel » Before » Separation » Two kingdoms » David » Made king
Interlinear
References
Easton
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Anointed As King Over All Of Israel
1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. The LORD said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"
Cross References
1 Chronicles 11:1-3
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 19:13
Say to Amasa, 'Aren't you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren't captain of the army before me continually in the room of Joab.'"
Genesis 29:14
Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. He lived with him for a month.
Deuteronomy 17:15
you shall surely set him king over yourselves, whom the LORD your God shall choose: one from among your brothers you shall set king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.
Judges 9:2
"Please speak in the ears of all the lords of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'"
1 Chronicles 12:23-40
These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
Ephesians 5:30
because we are members of his body.
Hebrews 2:14
Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,