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Good News Translation

2 Samuel 2:3

He also took his men and their families, and they settled in the towns around Hebron.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Hebron;   Judah;   Scofield Reference Index - Kingdom;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hebron;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahinoam;   Hebron;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abner;   Palestine;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Joab;   Maacah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abiathar;   David;   Hebron;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abi'athar;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Hebron;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Asahel;   Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In addition, David brought the men who were with him, each one with his family, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
Hebrew Names Version
His men who were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they lived in the cities of Hevron.
King James Version
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Lexham English Bible
Also, David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns of Hebron.
English Standard Version
And David brought up his men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns of Hebron.
New Century Version
David also brought his men and their families, and they all made their homes in the cities of Hebron.
New English Translation
David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities of Hebron.
Amplified Bible
And David brought up his men who were with him, each one with his household; and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
New American Standard Bible
And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they settled in the cities of Hebron.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid brought vp the men that were with him, euery man with his houshold, & they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
Contemporary English Version
David also had his men and their families come and live in the villages near Hebron.
Complete Jewish Bible
David brought the men up with him, each with his household; and they lived in the cities of Hevron.
Darby Translation
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Easy-to-Read Version
David also brought his men and their families. All of them made their homes in Hebron and the towns nearby.
George Lamsa Translation
And David and his men who were with him went up together, every man with his household; and they dwelt in Hebron.
Literal Translation
And David brought up his men of those who were with him, each man and his household. And they lived in the cities of Hebron.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid broughte vp the men that were him also, euery one with his housholde, and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
American Standard Version
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Bible in Basic English
And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the men that were with him did Dauid cary vp also, euery man with his housholde: And they dwelt in the townes of Hebron.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
King James Version (1611)
And his men that were with him, did Dauid bring vp, euery man with his houshold: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the men that were with him, every one and his family; and they dwelt in the cities of Chebron.
English Revised Version
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Berean Standard Bible
David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But also Dauid ledde the men that weren with hym, ech man with his hows; and thei dwelliden in the townes of Ebron.
Young's Literal Translation
and his men who [are] with him hath David brought up -- a man and his household -- and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.
Update Bible Version
And his men that were with him David brought up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his men that [were] with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
World English Bible
His men who were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
New King James Version
And David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
New Living Translation
and his men and their families all moved to Judah, and they settled in the villages near Hebron.
New Life Bible
David brought up his men who were with him, each one with those of his family. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
New Revised Standard
David brought up the men who were with him, every one with his household; and they settled in the towns of Hebron.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
His men also who were with him, did David bring up, every man with his household, - and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the men also that were with him, David brought up every man with his household: and they abode in the towns of Hebron.
Revised Standard Version
And David brought up his men who were with him, every one with his household; and they dwelt in the towns of Hebron.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they lived in the cities of Hebron.

Contextual Overview

1 After this, David asked the Lord , "Shall I go and take control of one of the towns of Judah?" "Yes," the Lord answered. "Which one?" David asked. "Hebron," the Lord said. 2 So David went to Hebron, taking with him his two wives: Ahinoam, who was from Jezreel, and Abigail, Nabal's widow, who was from Carmel. 3 He also took his men and their families, and they settled in the towns around Hebron. 4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron and anointed David as king of Judah. When David heard that the people of Jabesh in Gilead had buried Saul, 5 he sent some men there with the message: "May the Lord bless you for showing your loyalty to your king by burying him. 6 And now may the Lord be kind and faithful to you. I too will treat you well because of what you have done. 7 Be strong and brave! Saul your king is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me as their king."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

his men: 1 Samuel 22:2, 1 Samuel 27:2, 1 Samuel 27:3, 1 Samuel 30:1, 1 Samuel 30:9, 1 Samuel 30:10, 1 Chronicles 12:1-7

the cities: Joshua 21:11, Joshua 21:12

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:27 - Mamre 1 Chronicles 12:23 - the numbers

Cross-References

Genesis 2:2
By the seventh day God finished what he had been doing and stopped working.
Genesis 2:3
He blessed the seventh day and set it apart as a special day, because by that day he had completed his creation and stopped working.
Genesis 2:4
And that is how the universe was created. When the Lord God made the universe,
Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God took some soil from the ground and formed a man out of it; he breathed life-giving breath into his nostrils and the man began to live.
Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the East, and there he put the man he had formed.
Genesis 2:10
A stream flowed in Eden and watered the garden; beyond Eden it divided into four rivers.
Genesis 2:11
The first river is the Pishon; it flows around the country of Havilah.
Genesis 2:12
(Pure gold is found there and also rare perfume and precious stones.)
Genesis 2:13
The second river is the Gihon; it flows around the country of Cush.
Genesis 2:14
The third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria, and the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household,.... They and their families, and no doubt provided well for them when he was settled on the throne, who had shown themselves to be his faithful friends, closely attached to his interest, and had run the risk of their all on his account. See

Matthew 19:28.

And they dwelt in the cities of Hebron; in the towns and villages about it; for that itself being a city of refuge, and inhabited by priests, there was not room enough for all David's men, who were now increasing, persons from various tribes flocking to him. See 1 Chronicles 12:1.


 
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