2 Samuel 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

2 Samuel 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.”

2 Samuel 5:1 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

2 Samuel 5:1 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And all the tribes of Israel come unto David, to Hebron, and speak, saying, `Lo, we <FI>are<Fi> thy bone and thy flesh;”

2 Samuel 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

2 Samuel 5:1 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then came all the tribes of Israel to Dauid vnto Hebron, and said thus, Beholde, we are thy bones and thy flesh.”

2 Samuel 5:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 5:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 5

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

2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

3 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.

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What Does 2 Samuel 5:1 Mean?

2 Samuel 5:1 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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