2 Samuel 5:12

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 7:16 : 16 Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”
  • 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”
  • 1 Chr 14:2 : 2 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.
  • 2 Chr 2:11 : 11 King Huram of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon:“Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king.”
  • Esth 4:14 : 14 If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father’s household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!”
  • Isa 1:25-27 : 25 I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag. 26 I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called,‘The Just City, Faithful Town.’” 27 Zion will be freed by justice, and her returnees by righteousness.
  • Dan 2:30 : 30 As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 14:2
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    2David 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.

  • 2 Sam 5:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3When 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.

    4David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.

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

    10David’s power grew steadily, for the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies was with him.

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

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

    14Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.

    15He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

    16He told David,‘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 temple in which to live. But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

    17Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

    18The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
    76%

    16Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    76%

    4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
    75%

    9May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”

  • 2 Chr 13:5
    75%

    5Don’t you realize that the LORD God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal covenant?

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    75%

    1David then said,“This is the place where the temple of the LORD God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

  • 1 Kgs 15:4
    75%

    4Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 17:24
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    24so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is the God of Israel.’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    75%

    7Nathan said to David,“You are that man! This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘I chose you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 8:15
    75%

    15David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

    8The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    74%

    10The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the LORD God of Israel

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    74%

    3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
    74%

    45But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.

  • Ps 122:5
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    5Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.

  • 1 Chr 11:9
    74%

    9David’s power steadily grew, for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was with him.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
    74%

    8May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.”

  • 1 Chr 28:4
    74%

    4The LORD God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    74%

    7“So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:“I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel.

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

    14I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’”

    15Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

    16David Praises God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said:“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

  • 1 Chr 18:14
    74%

    14David’s Officials David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

  • 1 Kgs 8:20
    74%

    20The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the LORD God of Israel

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    73%

    10namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”

  • 1 Chr 29:26
    73%

    26David’s Reign Comes to an End David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 1:9
    73%

    9Now, LORD God, may your promise to my father David be realized, for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth.

  • 2 Sam 6:21
    73%

    21David replied to Michal,“It was before the LORD! I was celebrating before the LORD, who chose me over your father and his entire family and appointed me as leader over the LORD’s people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:10
    73%

    10David Praises the Lord David praised the LORD before the entire assembly:“O LORD God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
    73%

    12Solomon Secures the Throne Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
    73%

    2King David rose to his feet and said:“Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the LORD’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.

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

    25So now, O LORD God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

    26so you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is God over Israel!’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    73%

    5So I have decided to build a temple to honor the LORD my God, as the LORD instructed my father David,‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    73%

    25For David said,“The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    73%

    1David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

  • Ps 132:11
    73%

    11The LORD made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said,“I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    73%

    17Conflict with the Philistines When the Philistines heard that David had been designated king over Israel, they all went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    72%

    12He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

  • 2 Sam 5:13
    72%

    13David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.