Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

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 and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

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 all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

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!

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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

all the tribes
שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

to David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

חברון 
Chebrown 
Usage: 71

and spake

Usage: 0

עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

References

Context Readings

David Anointed As King Over All Of Israel

1 Then came all the tribes of Israel unto David, in Hebron, - and spake, saying - Behold us! thy bone and thy flesh, we are. 2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou, wast he that led out and brought in, Israel, - and Yahweh said to thee - Thou, shalt be shepherd unto my people, Israel, and, thou, shalt become leader over Israel.


Cross References

1 Chronicles 11:1-3

Then did all Israel gather themselves together to David, unto Hebron, saying, - Lo! thy bone and thy flesh, are we.

2 Samuel 19:13

And, unto Amasa, shall ye say, Art not, thou, my bone and my flesh? So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add, if thou become not, prince of the army, before me continually, instead of Joab.

Genesis 29:14

And Laban said to him, Surely, my bone and my flesh, art thou. So he abode with him a month of days.

Deuteronomy 17:15

thou shalt, set, over thee as king, him whom Yahweh thy God shall choose, - out of the midst of thy brethren, shalt thou set over thee a king, thou mayest not appoint over thee a man that is a foreigner, who is not thy brother.

Judges 9:2

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the owners of Shechem - Which is better for you, that there should rule over you, seventy men, all sons of Jerubbaal, or that there should rule over you, one man? And remember that, your bone and your flesh, am I.

1 Chronicles 12:23-40

And, these, are the numbers of the chiefs armed for war, they came unto David, to Hebron, - to turn round the kingdom of Saul unto him, according to the bidding of Yahweh:

Ephesians 5:30

Because, members, are we of his body; -

Hebrews 2:14

Seeing therefore the children have received a fellowship of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took partnership in the same, - in order that, through death, - he might paralyse him that held the dominion of death, that is, the Adversary, -

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