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Complete Jewish Bible

1 Chronicles 11:1

Then all Isra'el gathered themselves to David in Hevron and said, "Here, we are your own flesh and bone.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Chronicles, Theology of;   Sexuality, Human;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Eliam;   Elika;   Ishmaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Ithrite, the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anoint;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
Hebrew Names Version
Then all Yisra'el gathered themselves to David to Hevron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
King James Version
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
English Standard Version
Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
New Century Version
Then the people of Israel came to David at the town of Hebron and said, "Look, we are your own family.
New English Translation
All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, "Look, we are your very flesh and blood!
Amplified Bible
Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
New American Standard Bible
Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
World English Bible
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then all Israel gathered themselues to Dauid vnto Hebron, saying, Beholde, we are thy bones and thy flesh.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Berean Standard Bible
Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
Contemporary English Version
Israel's leaders met with David at Hebron and said, "We are your relatives,
Darby Translation
And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Easy-to-Read Version
All the Israelites came to David at the town of Hebron. They said to David, "We are your own flesh and blood.
George Lamsa Translation
THEN all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your blood and your flesh always;
Good News Translation
All the people of Israel went to David at Hebron and said to him, "We are your own flesh and blood.
Lexham English Bible
Then all Israel gathered to David in Hebron, saying, "Look—we are your flesh and bones.
Literal Translation
And all Israel gathered to David, to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And all Israel resorted to Dauid vnto Hebron, and sayde: Beholde, we are yi bone and thy flesh.
American Standard Version
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Bible in Basic English
Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then all Israel gathered them selues to Dauid vnto Hebron, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying: 'Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
King James Version (1611)
Then all Israel gathered themselues to Dauid vnHebron, saying, Behold, wee are thy bone and thy flesh.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all Israel came to David in Chebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bones and thy flesh.
English Revised Version
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor al Israel was gaderid to Dauid in Ebron, and seide, We ben thi boon and thi fleisch;
Update Bible Version
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Look, we are your bone and your flesh.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.
New King James Version
2 Samuel 5:1-3">[xr] Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, "Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.
New Living Translation
Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, "We are your own flesh and blood.
New Life Bible
Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "See, we are your bone and your flesh.
New Revised Standard
Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, "See, we are your bone and flesh.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then did all Israel gather themselves together to David, unto Hebron, saying, - Lo! thy bone and thy flesh, are we.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David in Hebron, saying: We are thy bone, and thy flesh.
Revised Standard Version
Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron, and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
Young's Literal Translation
And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, `Lo, thy bone and thy flesh [are] we;
THE MESSAGE
Then all Israel assembled before David at Hebron. "Look at us," they said. "We're your very flesh and blood. In the past, yes, even while Saul was king, you were the real leader of Israel. God told you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you are to be the ruler of my people Israel.'" When all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in the presence of God at Hebron. Then they anointed David king over Israel exactly as God had commanded through Samuel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

Contextual Overview

1 Then all Isra'el gathered themselves to David in Hevron and said, "Here, we are your own flesh and bone. 2 In the past, even when Sha'ul was king, it was you who led Isra'el's military campaigns; and Adonai your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Isra'el, and you will be chief over my people Isra'el.'" 3 So all the leaders of Isra'el came to the king in Hevron; and David made a covenant with them in Hevron in the presence of Adonai . Then they anointed David king over Isra'el, as Adonai had said through Sh'mu'el. 4 David and all Isra'el went to Yerushalayim, also known as Y'vus; and the Y'vusi, the inhabitants of that region, were there. 5 The inhabitants of Y'vus taunted David by saying, "You won't get in here!" Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Tziyon, also known now as the City of David. 6 David said, "Whoever attacks the Y'vusi first will be commander-in-chief." Yo'av the son of Tz'ruyah attacked first and was made commander. 7 David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the City of David. 8 David built up the city around it, starting at the Millo [earth rampart] and going on around; while Yo'av repaired the rest of the city. 9 David grew greater and greater, because Adonai -Tzva'ot was with him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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all Israel: 1 Chronicles 12:23-40, 2 Samuel 5:1-16

Hebron: Numbers 13:22, 2 Samuel 2:1, 2 Samuel 15:10, 1 Kings 2:11

Behold: Genesis 29:14, Deuteronomy 17:15, Judges 9:2, 2 Samuel 19:12, 2 Samuel 19:13, Ephesians 5:30

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 3:12 - my hand 1 Chronicles 28:2 - my brethren Psalms 141:6 - they shall hear

Cross-References

Isaiah 19:18
On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Kena‘an and swear loyalty to Adonai -Tzva'ot; one of them will be called the City of Destruction.*
Zephaniah 3:9
For then I will change the peoples, so that they will have pure lips, to call on the name of Adonai , all of them, and serve him with one accord.
Acts 2:6
When they heard this sound, a crowd gathered; they were confused, because each one heard the believers speaking in his own language.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This chapter runs parallel with 2 Samuel 5:0 as far as 1 Chronicles 11:9, after which it is to be compared with 2 Samuel 23:8-39 as far as 1 Chronicles 11:40, the remainder 1 Chronicles 11:41-47 being an addition, to which Samuel has nothing corresponding. Compare throughout the notes in Samuel.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XI

David is anointed king in Hebron, 1-3.

He wars against the Jebusites, and takes their city, 4-9.

An account of David's three mightiest heroes; and particularly

of their hazardous exploit in bringing water from the well of

Beth-lehem, 10-19.

A list of the rest, and an account of their acts, 20-47.

NOTES ON CHAP. XI

Verse 1 Chronicles 11:1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David — See 2 Samuel 5:1-10, for the history contained in the first nine verses of this chapter, and the notes there.


 
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