Verse 1

And it happened after this, that David asked of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. And David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Etter dette spurte David Herren: "Skal jeg dra opp til en av byene i Juda?" Herren svarte ham: "Dra opp!" David spurte: "Hvor skal jeg dra opp?" Herren svarte: "Til Hebron."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Etter dette skjedde det at David spurte Herren og sa: «Skal jeg dra opp til noen av byene i Juda?» Og Herren sa til ham: «Dra opp.» Da sa David: «Hvor skal jeg dra opp?» Og han sa: «Til Hebron.»

• Norsk King James

  Og det skjedde etter dette at David spurte Herren og sa: Skal jeg dra opp til noen av byene i Juda? Og Herren sa til ham: Dra opp. Og David sa: Hvor skal jeg dra opp? Han sa: Til Hebron.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Etter dette spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra opp til noen av byene i Juda? Herren svarte: Dra opp. David spurte: Hvor skal jeg dra? Og han sa: Til Hebron.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Etter dette spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra opp til en av byene i Juda? Og Herren svarte ham: Dra opp! Da sa David: Hvor skal jeg dra? Han svarte: Til Hebron.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Etter dette hendte det at David spurte Herren og sa: Skal jeg dra opp til noen av byene i Juda? Og Herren sa til ham: Dra opp! Da spurte David: Hvor skal jeg dra opp? Og han sa: Til Hebron.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og det skjedde etter dette at David spurte Herren: «Skal jeg dra opp til en av Juda byene?» Og Herren svarte ham: «Dra opp.» David spurte da: «Hvor skal jeg dra opp til?» Og han sa: «Til Hebron.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Etter dette hendte det at David spurte Herren og sa: Skal jeg dra opp til noen av byene i Juda? Og Herren sa til ham: Dra opp! Da spurte David: Hvor skal jeg dra opp? Og han sa: Til Hebron.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Etter dette spurte David Herren: «Skal jeg dra opp til en av byene i Juda?» Herren svarte ham: «Dra opp!» David spurte: «Hvor skal jeg dra opp?» Herren sa: «Til Hebron.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Etter dette spurte David Herren: 'Skal jeg dra opp til en av byene i Juda?' Herren svarte ham: 'Dra opp.' David spurte: 'Hvor skal jeg dra?' Herren svarte: 'Til Hebron.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede derefter, at David spurgte Herren ad og sagde: Skal jeg drage op i en af Judæ Stæder? og Herren sagde til ham: Drag op; og David sagde: Hvor skal jeg drage op? og han sagde: Til Hebron.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og det skjedde etter dette at David spurte Herren: Skal jeg dra opp til noen av byene i Juda? Og Herren sa til ham: Dra opp. Og David sa: Hvor skal jeg dra opp? Og han svarte: Til Hebron.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Etter dette spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra opp til en av byene i Juda? Herren svarte ham: Dra opp. David spurte: Hvor skal jeg dra? Han svarte: Til Hebron.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og det skjedde etterpå at David spurte Herren og sa: 'Skal jeg dra opp til en av byene i Juda?' Og Herren sa til ham: 'Dra opp.' Da sa David: 'Hvor skal jeg dra?' Og Han sa: 'Til Hebron.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og det skjedde etter dette at David spurte Herren: Skal jeg dra opp til noen av byene i Juda? Herren sa til ham: Dra opp. Og David sa: Hvor skal jeg dra opp? Og han sa: Til Hebron.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Etter dette spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra opp til noen av byene i Juda? Herren svarte ham: Dra opp. David spurte: Hvor skal jeg dra? Og han sa: Til Hebron.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  After these actes Dauid axed at the LORDE, and sayde: Shall I go vp in to one of the cities of Iuda? And the LORDE sayde vnto him: Go vp. Dauid sayde: Whither? He sayde: Vnto Hebron.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  After this, Dauid asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go vp into any of the cities of Iudah? And the Lord sayd vnto him, Goe vp; Dauid sayd Whither shall I goe? Hee then answered, Vnto Hebron.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  After this, Dauid asked counsel at the lord, saying: Shall I go vp into any of the cities of Iuda? And the Lorde sayd vnto him: Go vp. And Dauid said: Whyther shall I go? He aunswered: Unto Hebron.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened after this, that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? Yahweh said to him, Go up. David said, Where shall I go up? He said, To Hebron.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass afterwards, that David asketh at Jehovah, saying, `Do I go up into one of the cities of Judah?' and Jehovah saith unto him, `Go up.' And David saith, `Whither do I go up?' and He saith, `To Hebron.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened after this, that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" Yahweh said to him, "Go up." David said, "Where shall I go up?" He said, "To Hebron."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David is Anointed King Afterward David inquired of the LORD,“Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The LORD told him,“Go up.” David asked,“Where should I go?” The LORD replied,“To Hebron.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 23:2 : 2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.
• 1 Sam 30:31 : 31 And to them who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to dwell.
• 1 Sam 23:4 : 4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
• 1 Sam 23:9-9 : 9 And David knew that Saul secretly planned mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod. 10 Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 12 Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver you up.
• 1 Sam 30:7-8 : 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray you, bring me here the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And He answered him, Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
• Gen 32:2 : 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's camp: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
• Num 13:22 : 22 And they ascended by the south and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• Num 27:21 : 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask for him the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him, the entire congregation.
• Josh 14:13-15 : 13 And Joshua blessed him and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron as an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
• Judg 1:1 : 1 Now after the death of Joshua, it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
• 2 Sam 2:11 : 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
• 2 Sam 5:1-3 : 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Also, in times past when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and brought them in. And the LORD said to you, You will feed my people Israel, and you will be a captain over Israel. 3 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.
• 2 Sam 5:19 : 19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.
• 2 Sam 5:23 : 23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, You shall not go up, but circle around behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees.
• 2 Sam 15:7 : 7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray you, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.
• 1 Kgs 2:11 : 11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
• 1 Chr 29:7 : 7 And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
• Ps 25:4-5 : 4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. 5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.
• Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple.
• Ps 143:8 : 8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in You: cause me to know the way I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You.
• Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
• Ezek 36:37 : 37 Thus says the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.