2 Samuel 5:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    So all the elders{H2205} of Israel{H3478} came{H935} to the king{H4428} to Hebron;{H2275} and king{H4428} David{H1732} made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with them in Hebron{H2275} before{H6440} Jehovah:{H3068} and they anointed{H4886} David{H1732} king{H4428} over Israel.{H3478}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So all the elders{H2205} of Israel{H3478} came{H935}{(H8799)} to the king{H4428} to Hebron{H2275}; and king{H4428} David{H1732} made{H3772}{(H8799)} a league{H1285} with them in Hebron{H2275} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}: and they anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} David{H1732} king{H4428} over Israel{H3478}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And all the Elders in Israel came to ye kynge vnto Hebron. And kynge Dauid made a couenaunt with them at Hebron before ye LORDE. And they anoynted Dauid to be kynge ouer Israel.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So all the Elders of Israel came to the King to Hebron: and King Dauid made a couenant with them in Hebron before the Lorde: & they anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And so all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and king Dauid made a couenaunt with them in Hebron before the Lorde: and they annointed Dauid king ouer Israel.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And all the elders of Israel come unto the king, to Hebron, and king David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the LORD. They designated David as king over Israel.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 2:4 : 4 Then the men of Judah came and anointed David there as king over the house of Judah. They also informed David, 'It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.'
  • 2 Sam 3:21 : 21 Then Abner said to David, 'Let me go at once and gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, and you may rule over all that your heart desires.' So David sent Abner away in peace.
  • 2 Kgs 11:17 : 17 Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people, so that they would be the LORD's people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
  • Judg 11:11 : 11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their head and commander. Jephthah repeated all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.
  • 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.
  • 1 Sam 23:18 : 18 The two of them made a covenant before the LORD. Then David remained in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.
  • 1 Sam 11:15 : 15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king in the presence of the LORD. They sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the men of Israel celebrated with great joy.
  • 1 Chr 11:3 : 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.
  • 2 Chr 23:16 : 16 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king that they would be the Lord's people.
  • Exod 3:16 : 16 Go, assemble the elders of Israel, and tell them, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: "I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Chr 11:1-3
    3 verses
    94%

    1 Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.

    2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel in and out. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over my people Israel.'

    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.

  • 2 Sam 5:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood."

    2 "In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

  • 2 Sam 5:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

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

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

  • 2 Chr 23:3
    78%

    3 The whole assembly made a covenant with the king at the house of God. Jehoiada said to them, 'Look, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord has spoken concerning the descendants of David.'

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

    17 Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, 'For some time you have wanted to make David your king.

    18 Now do it! For the Lord has promised David, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’'

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    77%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    77%

    12 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.

  • 2 Sam 2:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3 David also brought up the men who were with him, each man with his household, and they settled in the towns of Hebron.

    4 Then the men of Judah came and anointed David there as king over the house of Judah. They also informed David, 'It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.'

  • 2 Chr 5:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2 Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

    3 All the men of Israel came together before the king at the festival in the seventh month.

    4 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

  • 2 Chr 13:5
    74%

    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 11:10
    74%

    10 These were the chiefs of David's mighty warriors, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    74%

    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 3:10
    74%

    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 Kgs 1:32
    74%

    32 King David said, "Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada to me." When they came before the king,

  • 1 Chr 29:20
    73%

    20 Then David said to the whole assembly, 'Praise the LORD your God.' So the entire assembly praised the LORD, the God of their fathers; they bowed down and prostrated themselves before the LORD and the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    73%

    35 You are to go up with him, and he is to sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.'

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

    20 When Abner came to David at Hebron with twenty men, David prepared a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.

    21 Then Abner said to David, 'Let me go at once and gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, and you may rule over all that your heart desires.' So David sent Abner away in peace.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    73%

    8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
    73%

    3 David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

  • 1 Chr 23:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

    2 He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

  • 1 Chr 29:26
    73%

    26 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:11
    73%

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

  • 1 Sam 15:1
    73%

    1 Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people Israel. Now, listen to the words of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 12:1
    73%

    1 Then Samuel said to all Israel, 'Here I am; I have listened to you in everything you have said to me, and I have set a king over you.'

  • 1 Sam 16:13
    73%

    13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    73%

    4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

  • 1 Kgs 1:45
    72%

    45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. They have gone up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the noise you heard.

  • 2 Sam 3:12
    72%

    12 Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to David, saying, 'Whose land is it? Make an agreement with me, and I will help bring all Israel to you.'

  • 1 Chr 12:38
    72%

    38 From across the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with every kind of weapon for war.

  • 1 Kgs 5:1
    72%

    1 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and up to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

  • 1 Chr 28:1
    72%

    1 David assembled all the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders, the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the leaders of thousands and of hundreds, the officials in charge of the king's property and livestock, and all the soldiers and mighty warriors—at Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 13:1
    72%

    1 David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

  • 1 Kgs 8:1
    72%

    1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before him in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

  • 2 Sam 2:1
    72%

    1 After this, David inquired of the LORD, saying, 'Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?' The LORD answered him, 'Go up.' David then asked, 'Where should I go?' And He said, 'To Hebron.'

  • 1 Chr 13:5
    72%

    5 David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    71%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 29:23
    71%

    23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all of Israel obeyed him.

  • 1 Sam 11:15
    71%

    15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king in the presence of the LORD. They sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the men of Israel celebrated with great joy.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    71%

    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 22:1
    71%

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