2 Samuel 5:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 7:16 : 16 And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
  • 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.
  • 1 Chr 14:2 : 2 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.
  • 2 Chr 2:11 : 11 Then Huram, king of Tyre, sent Solomon an answer in writing, saying, Because of his love for his people the Lord has made you king over them.
  • Esth 4:14 : 14 If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this?
  • Isa 1:25-27 : 25 And my hand will again be on you, washing away what is unclean as with soap, and taking away all your false metal; 26 And I will give you judges again as at the first, and wise guides as in the past; then you will be named, The Town of Righteousness, the true town. 27 Upright acts will be the price of Zion's forgiveness, and by righteousness will men be living there.
  • Dan 2:30 : 30 As for me, this secret is not made clear to me because of any wisdom which I have more than any living man, but in order that the sense of the dream may be made clear to the king, and that you may have knowledge of the thoughts of your heart.

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  • 1 Chr 14:2
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    2 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 5:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

    4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,

  • 2 Sam 5:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10 And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, 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.

  • 1 Kgs 8:14-18
    5 verses
    76%

    14 Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.

    15 And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to David my father, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

    16 From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; but I made selection of David to be king over my people Israel.

    17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    18 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

  • 2 Sam 7:16
    76%

    16 And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    76%

    4 And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
    75%

    9 May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • 2 Chr 13:5
    75%

    5 Is it not clear to you that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the rule over Israel to David and to his sons for ever, by an agreement made with salt?

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    75%

    1 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.

  • 1 Kgs 15:4
    75%

    4 But because of David, the Lord gave him a light in Jerusalem, making his sons king after him, so that Jerusalem might be safe;

  • 1 Chr 17:24
    75%

    24 So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    75%

    7 And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;

  • 2 Sam 8:15
    75%

    15 And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    8 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    74%

    10 And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    74%

    3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and 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, as the Lord had said by Samuel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
    74%

    45 But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord for ever.

  • Ps 122:5
    74%

    5 For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David.

  • 1 Chr 11:9
    74%

    9 And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
    74%

    8 Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • 1 Chr 28:4
    74%

    4 Though the Lord, the God of Israel, took me out of all my father's family, to be king over Israel for ever, marking out Judah to be chief, and, of the people of Judah, my father's family; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel;

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    74%

    7 So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

  • 1 Chr 17:14-16
    3 verses
    74%

    14 But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.

    15 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

    16 Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

  • 1 Chr 18:14
    74%

    14 So David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

  • 1 Kgs 8:20
    74%

    20 And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    73%

    10 And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!

  • 1 Chr 29:26
    73%

    26 Now David, the son of Jesse, was king over all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 1:9
    73%

    9 Now, O Lord God, let your word to David my father come true; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in number.

  • 2 Sam 6:21
    73%

    21 And David said to Michal, I was dancing before the Lord, who put me over your father and all his sons, to make me a ruler over the people of the Lord, over his people Israel: and I will go on playing before the Lord;

  • 1 Chr 29:10
    73%

    10 So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever.

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
    73%

    12 And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was made safe and strong.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
    73%

    2 Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.

  • 2 Sam 7:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25 And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

    26 And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    73%

    5 And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    73%

    25 For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    73%

    1 And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

  • Ps 132:11
    73%

    11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    73%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    72%

    12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

  • 2 Sam 5:13
    72%

    13 And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.