2 Samuel 5:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} perceived{H3045} that Jehovah{H3068} had established{H3559} him king{H4428} over Israel,{H3478} and that he had exalted{H5375} his kingdom{H4467} for his people{H5971} Israel's{H3478} sake.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} perceived{H3045}{(H8799)} that the LORD{H3068} had established{H3559}{(H8689)} him king{H4428} over Israel{H3478}, and that he had exalted{H5375}{(H8765)} his kingdom{H4467} for his people{H5971} Israel's{H3478} sake.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Dauid knewe, that the LORDE had confyrmed him kynge ouer Israel, and exalted his kingdome for his people of Israels sake.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Dauid knewe that the Lorde had stablished him King ouer Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdome for his people Israels sake.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Dauid perceaued that the Lord had stablished him king ouer Israel, & that he had exalted his kingdome for his people Israels sake.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, and that He hath lifted up his kingdom, because of His people Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 7:16 : 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.
  • 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to uphold justice and righteousness.
  • 1 Chr 14:2 : 2 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.
  • 2 Chr 2:11 : 11 Hiram said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, endowed with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a palace for himself."
  • Esth 4:14 : 14 If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows? Perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.
  • Isa 1:25-27 : 25 I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purify your dross as with lye and remove all your impurities. 26 I will restore your judges as at the beginning, and your counselors as at the start. Afterward, you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City. 27 Zion will be redeemed through justice, and her repentant ones through righteousness.
  • Dan 2:30 : 30 But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me because of any wisdom that I have more than anyone else, but so that the interpretation may be made known to the king and that you may understand the thoughts of your heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 14:2
    93%

    2 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 5:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. Then they anointed David king over Israel.

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

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

    10 David continued to grow in power, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

    11 Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

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

    14 Then the king turned around and gave a blessing to the entire assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

    15 He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying:'

    16 'Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house where My name might be, but I chose David to rule My people Israel.'

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

    18 But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well to have this desire in your heart.'

  • 2 Sam 7:16
    76%

    16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    76%

    4 He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hands, saying:

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
    75%

    9 Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to uphold justice and righteousness.

  • 2 Chr 13:5
    75%

    5 Don’t you know that the LORD, the God of Israel, gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his descendants by a covenant of salt?

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    75%

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

  • 1 Kgs 15:4
    75%

    4 Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by establishing Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 17:24
    75%

    24 so that your name will be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God.' And may the house of your servant David be established before you.

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    75%

    7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 8:15
    75%

    15 David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness to all his people.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

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

    8 But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well to have this desire in your heart.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    74%

    10 The LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke, and I have taken the place of my father David and now sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    74%

    3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had said through Samuel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
    74%

    45 'But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.'

  • Ps 122:5
    74%

    5 For there are seats of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

  • 1 Chr 11:9
    74%

    9 David grew stronger and stronger, for the LORD Almighty was with him.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
    74%

    8 May the LORD your God be praised! He delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king for the LORD your God. Because of His love for Israel and His desire to uphold them forever, He has made you king over them to govern with justice and righteousness.

  • 1 Chr 28:4
    74%

    4 Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and within the house of Judah, He was pleased to choose my father's family. And among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    74%

    7 Now then, tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

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

    14 I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.

    15 Nathan relayed all these words and this entire vision to David.

    16 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: "Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?

  • 1 Chr 18:14
    74%

    14 David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

  • 1 Kgs 8:20
    74%

    20 The LORD has fulfilled His word that He spoke: I have arisen in place of my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have also built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    73%

    10 I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.

  • 1 Chr 29:26
    73%

    26 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 1:9
    73%

    9 Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

  • 2 Sam 6:21
    73%

    21 David said to Michal, 'It was before the LORD who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when He appointed me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD!'

  • 1 Chr 29:10
    73%

    10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Blessed are you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting."

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
    73%

    12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
    73%

    2 Then King David stood to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a resting place for the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD and a footstool for our God, and I made preparations to build it.

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

    25 And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house, and do as you have spoken.

    26 May your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,' and may the house of your servant David be established before you.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    73%

    5 Judah and Israel lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    73%

    25 For David said, 'The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.'

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    73%

    1 David built houses for himself in the City of David, prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

  • Ps 132:11
    73%

    11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn back from it: 'From the fruit of your body I will set one upon your throne.'

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    73%

    17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him. But David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    72%

    12 He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

  • 2 Sam 5:13
    72%

    13 After coming from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.