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1 Chronicles 11:1 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 11 · verse 1
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.1 Chronicles 11:1 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 11:1 in context
1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
3Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- gatheredqâbatsto graspH6908 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- HebronChebrôwnChebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two IsraelitesH2275 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- fleshbâsârfleshH1320 →
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David is here brought to the possession. I. Of the throne of Israel, after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. In consideration of his relation to them (Ch1 11:1), his former good services, and especially the divine designation (Ch1 11:2), they anointed him their king: he covenanted to protect them,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9