Parallel Verses

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.

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;

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 all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 For a long time when Saul was still our king, you led the people of Israel in battle. Jehovah promised you that you would lead his people and be their ruler.


Cross References

1 Chronicles 11:1-3

Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron. They said: Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.

2 Samuel 19:13

Say to Amasa: 'Are you my flesh and blood? May God strike me dead unless you are given Joab's place to serve me always as the commander of the army.'

Genesis 29:14

Laban said: You are indeed my own flesh and blood. Jacob stayed there a whole month.

Deuteronomy 17:15

you shall surely set a king over you whom Jehovah your God chooses. It will be one from among your countrymen. You may not put a foreigner over yourselves who is not your countryman.

Judges 9:2

Ask the men of Shechem: 'Which is better for you. To have all seventy of Gideon's sons govern you or to have just one man? Remember that Abimelech is your own flesh and blood.'

1 Chronicles 12:23-40

These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as Jehovah had promised.

Ephesians 5:30

And we are members of his body!

Hebrews 2:14

Since the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also took part of the same things, that through death he might destroy him that had the power to cause death, [Satan] the Devil.

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