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1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.
2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and in. Yahweh said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be prince over Israel.’”
3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,
4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5 Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.
6 The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “The blind and the lame will keep you out of here,” thinking, “David can’t come in here.”
7 But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city.
8 And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.
8 David said on that day, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him go up to the watercourse and strike those lame and blind, who are hated by David’s soul.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame can’t come into the house.”
9 So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.
9 David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.
10 And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.
10 David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.
11 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.
11 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
12 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.
12 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
13 And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.
13 David took more concubines and wives for himself out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David.
14 These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon
14 These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.
16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.
17 When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.
18 And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
18 Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
19 And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.
19 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
20 And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.
20 David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
21 And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.
21 They left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
22 And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
22 The Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
23 And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.
23 When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, “You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them in front of the mulberry trees.
24 Then at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go forward quickly, for the Lord has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.
24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”
25 And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.
25 David did so, as Yahweh commanded him, and struck the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.

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People

  • David

    King of Israel

    The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6

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  • Eliada

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed tenth among the children born to David in Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 14:7 calls him Beeliada.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7

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  • Eliphelet

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed eleventh among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7

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  • Elishama

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed ninth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7

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  • Elishua

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed sixth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5

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  • Hiram

    King of Tyre

    King of Tyre, who sent David envoys, cedar logs, carpenters and stonemasons to build his palace.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 5:7

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  • Ibhar

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed fifth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5

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  • Japhia

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed eighth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6

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  • Nathan

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed third among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4

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  • Nepheg

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed seventh among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6

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  • Shammua

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed first among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4

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  • Shobab

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed second among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4

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Places

  • Hebron

    Today: West Bank (Judean hills)

    One of the region's oldest cities, holding the patriarchs' burial cave (Machpelah). It was David's first royal capital, over Judah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 23:19; Genesis 13:18; 2 Samuel 5:3

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  • Jerusalem

    Today: Israel / Palestinian territories · On Third Journey

    Set high in the Judean hills (~2,500 ft), Jerusalem was David's royal city, the site of the First and Second Temples, and the stage for Jesus' passion and the church's birth at Pentecost.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Luke 19:41; Acts 1:8

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Cross references (25)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 11:1–3; Genesis 29:14; 2 Samuel 19:13; Ephesians 5:30; 1 Chronicles 12:23–40
  2. 2 Matthew 2:6; Micah 5:4; Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 37:24–25; John 10:11
  3. 3 2 Samuel 2:4; 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 23:18; 2 Kings 11:17; Judges 11:11
  4. 4 1 Chronicles 29:27; Luke 3:23; 1 Chronicles 26:31; 1 Kings 2:11; 1 Chronicles 3:4
  5. 5 2 Samuel 2:11; 1 Chronicles 3:4; 1 Kings 2:11
  6. 6 Judges 1:8; Joshua 18:28; Joshua 15:63; Judges 1:21; Jeremiah 37:10
  7. 7 1 Kings 2:10; 2 Samuel 6:12; 2 Samuel 6:16; 2 Chronicles 24:16; 2 Chronicles 5:2
  8. 8 Joshua 15:16–17; 1 Chronicles 11:6–9; 1 Samuel 17:25
  9. 9 1 Kings 9:15; 1 Kings 9:24; 2 Samuel 5:7; 2 Chronicles 32:5; 1 Kings 11:27
  10. 10 2 Samuel 3:1; Romans 8:31; Psalm 46:11; Daniel 2:44–45; Isaiah 9:7
  11. 11 1 Chronicles 14:1; 1 Kings 5:1–2; 1 Kings 5:18; 1 Kings 5:8–10; 2 Samuel 7:2
  12. 12 2 Samuel 7:16; 1 Kings 10:9; 1 Chronicles 14:2; Isaiah 1:25–27; Daniel 2:30
  13. 13 1 Chronicles 3:9; Deuteronomy 17:17; 2 Chronicles 11:18–21; 2 Chronicles 13:21; Genesis 25:5–6
  14. 14 1 Chronicles 3:5–9; 2 Samuel 12:24–25; Luke 2:31; Matthew 1:6; 1 Chronicles 14:4
  15. 15 1 Chronicles 14:5; 1 Chronicles 3:6
  16. 16 1 Chronicles 14:7; 1 Chronicles 3:8
  17. 17 2 Samuel 23:14; 1 Chronicles 14:8–9; 1 Chronicles 11:16; Psalm 2:1–5; Revelation 11:15–18
  18. 18 Joshua 15:8; Genesis 14:5; Joshua 17:15; 2 Samuel 23:13; Isaiah 17:5
  19. 19 2 Samuel 2:1; 1 Samuel 23:2; 2 Samuel 5:23; Proverbs 3:6; Judges 20:28
  20. 20 Isaiah 28:21
  21. 21 1 Chronicles 14:11–12; Deuteronomy 7:5; Jeremiah 43:12; Deuteronomy 7:25; 1 Samuel 5:2–6
  22. 22 2 Samuel 5:18; 1 Kings 20:22; 1 Chronicles 14:13
  23. 23 1 Chronicles 14:14; John 9:6–7; Matthew 8:23–25; Matthew 9:29–30; Joshua 8:2
  24. 24 2 Kings 7:6; Judges 4:14; Judges 7:15; 1 Samuel 14:9–12; 1 Chronicles 14:15
  25. 25 1 Chronicles 14:16; Isaiah 28:21; Joshua 16:10

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences