2 Samuel 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.”
2 Samuel 5:3 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.”
2 Samuel 5:3 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And all the elders of Israel come unto the king, to Hebron, and king David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel.”
2 Samuel 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel.”
2 Samuel 5:3 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So all the Elders of Israel came to the King to Hebron: and King Dauid made a couenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel.”
2 Samuel 5:3 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 5:3 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.
4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
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What Does 2 Samuel 5:3 Mean?
2 Samuel 5:3 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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