2 Samuel 5:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • 2 Sam 2:4 : 4 And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.
  • 2 Sam 3:21 : 21 And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.
  • 2 Kgs 11:17 : 17 And Jehoiada made an agreement between the Lord and the king and the people, that they would be the Lord's people; and in the same way between the king and the people.
  • Judg 11:11 : 11 So Jephthah went with the responsible men of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them; and Jephthah said all these things before the Lord in Mizpah.
  • 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
  • 1 Sam 23:18 : 18 And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.
  • 1 Sam 11:15 : 15 So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.
  • 1 Chr 11:3 : 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.
  • 2 Chr 23:16 : 16 And Jehoiada made an agreement between the Lord and all the people and the king, that they would be the Lord's people.
  • Neh 9:38 : 38 And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing; and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.
  • Exod 3:16 : 16 Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

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  • 1 Chr 11:1-3
    3 verses
    94%

    1Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

    2In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.

    3So 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.

  • 2 Sam 5:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

    2In 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 Sam 5:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

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

    5Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.

  • 2 Chr 23:3
    78%

    3And all the people made an agreement with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Truly, the king's son will be king, as the Lord has said about the sons of David.

  • 2 Sam 3:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:

    18For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe from the Philistines, and from all who are against them.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    77%

    17And 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.

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    77%

    12And 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.

  • 2 Sam 2:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron.

    4And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.

  • 2 Chr 5:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, all the chiefs of the tribes and the heads of families of the children of Israel, to come to Jerusalem and take the ark of the Lord's agreement up out of the town of David, which is Zion.

    3And all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month.

    4All the responsible men of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

  • 2 Chr 13:5
    74%

    5Is 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 11:10
    74%

    10Now these are the chief of David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    74%

    2And 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 3:10
    74%

    10And 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 Kgs 1:32
    74%

    32And King David said, Send for Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

  • 1 Chr 29:20
    73%

    20And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    73%

    35Then come up after him and he will come in and take his place on the seat of my kingdom; for he is to be king in my place, and I have given orders that he is to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 2 Sam 3:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.

    21And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    73%

    8And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over all Israel, they went up in search of David, and David, hearing of it, went out against them.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
    73%

    3And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.

  • 1 Chr 23:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Now David was old and full of days; and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

    2And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

  • 1 Chr 29:26
    73%

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

  • 1 Kgs 2:11
    73%

    11David was king over Israel for forty years: for seven years he was king in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 15:1
    73%

    1And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to put the holy oil on you and to make you king over his people, over Israel: so give ear now to the words of the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 12:1
    73%

    1And Samuel said to all Israel, You see that I have given ear to everything you said to me, and have made a king over you.

  • 1 Sam 16:13
    73%

    13Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    73%

    4Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,

  • 1 Kgs 1:45
    72%

    45And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet put the holy oil on him and made him king in Gihon; and they came back from there with joy, and the town was all worked up. This is the noise which has come to your ears.

  • 2 Sam 3:12
    72%

    12And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

  • 1 Chr 12:38
    72%

    38All these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king.

  • 1 Kgs 5:1
    72%

    1Now Hiram, king of Tyre, hearing that Solomon had been made king in place of his father, sent his servants to him; for Hiram had ever been a friend to David.

  • 1 Chr 28:1
    72%

    1And David got together at Jerusalem all the rulers of Israel, the chiefs of the tribes and the captains of the divisions waiting on the king in turn, and the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and the controllers of all the goods and property of the king and his sons, with the unsexed servants and the great men of war.

  • 1 Chr 13:1
    72%

    1Then David had discussions with the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and with every chief.

  • 1 Kgs 8:1
    72%

    1Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, and the heads of families of the children of Israel, to come to him in Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord's agreement up out of the town of David, which is Zion.

  • 2 Sam 2:1
    72%

    1Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.

  • 1 Chr 13:5
    72%

    5So David sent for all Israel to come together, from Shihor, the river of Egypt, as far as the way into Hamath, to get the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    71%

    7And 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;

  • 1 Chr 29:23
    71%

    23So Solomon was put on the seat of the Lord as king in place of his father David, and everything went well for him; and all Israel was under his authority.

  • 1 Sam 11:15
    71%

    15So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    71%

    7So 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 22:1
    71%

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