Parallel Verses

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;

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.

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 And all the tribes of Israel come unto David, to Hebron, and speak, saying, 'Lo, we are thy bone and thy flesh; 2 also heretofore, in Saul's being king over us, thou hast been he who is bringing out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah saith to thee, Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art for leader over Israel.'

Cross References

1 Chronicles 11:1-3

And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, 'Lo, thy bone and thy flesh are we;

2 Samuel 19:13

And to Amasa say ye, Art not thou my bone and my flesh? Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add, if thou art not head of the host before me all the days instead of Joab.'

Genesis 29:14

and Laban saith to him, 'Only my bone and my flesh art thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.

Deuteronomy 17:15

thou dost certainly set over thee a king on whom Jehovah doth fix; from the midst of thy brethren thou dost set over thee a king; thou art not able to set over thee a stranger, who is not thy brother.

Judges 9:2

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which is good for you -- the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? -- and ye have remembered that I am your bone and your flesh.'

1 Chronicles 12:23-40

And these are the numbers of the head, of the armed men of the host; they have come in unto David to Hebron to turn round the kingdom of Saul unto him, according to the mouth of Jehovah.

Ephesians 5:30

because members we are of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones;

Hebrews 2:14

Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil --

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