Parallel Verses
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.
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 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.
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
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 And all the tribes of Israel came to David, to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were he who led Israel out and brought them in. And Jehovah said to you, You shall feed My people Israel, and you shall be a leader over Israel.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 11:1-3
And all Israel gathered to David, to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 19:13
And you say to Amasa, Are you not of my bone and of my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me all the days instead of Joab.
Genesis 29:14
And Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. And he stayed with him for a month.
Deuteronomy 17:15
you shall surely set a king over you, whom Jehovah your God shall choose. You shall set a king over you from among your brothers. You may not set a stranger over you, who is not your brother.
Judges 9:2
I pray you, speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem: Which is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
1 Chronicles 12:23-40
And these were the numbers of the chiefs of those armed for war who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the Word of Jehovah.
Ephesians 5:30
For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.
Hebrews 2:14
Since then the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise partook of the same; that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death (that is, the Devil),