2 Samuel 5:1

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

Literal

And all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they spoke, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.

Latin

Et venerunt universæ tribus Israël ad David in Hebron, dicentes: Ecce nos os tuum et caro tua sumus.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

2 Samuel 5:1

your own flesh and blood: Years of civil war had set one Israelite against another and led to much bloodshed (see 2 Samuel 3:1).

2 Samuel 5:1–25

After the murder of Abner and Ish-bosheth, the elders of the northern tribes accepted David as their king. So, David gained:

an extended empire (2 Samuel 5:1–5),
a new capital city (2 Samuel 5:6–10),
a new palace (2 Samuel 5:11),
a new family (2 Samuel 5:13–16), and
renewed confidence (2 Samuel 5:17–25).

Theme notes and profiles

David

Events

Reign of David

Related verses

1 Chronicles 11:1–3
Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
2 Samuel 19:13
And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
Genesis 29:14
Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
Ephesians 5:30
For we are members of His body.
1 Chronicles 12:23–40
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
Deuteronomy 17:15
…you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.
Judges 9:2
“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
Hebrews 2:14
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

Parallels

1 Chronicles 11:1–3

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Hebron: An important city in Judah; burial place of patriarchs

Glossary

Anoint City of David David Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Government: Mosaic: Chose, or Ratified, the Chief Ruler Hebron: A City of the Tribe of Judah, South of Jerusalem: David Crowned King of Israel At Israel: Under the Kings Before the Separation Into Two Kingdoms: David Made King Over all Israel

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