Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Holman Bible
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron
International Standard Version
After this, all of the tribes of Israel assembled with David at Hebron and declared, "Look, we're your own flesh and blood!
A Conservative Version
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
American Standard Version
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Amplified
Then
Darby Translation
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Julia Smith Translation
And all the tribes of Israel will come to David to Hebron, and they will say, saying, Behold us thy bone and thy flesh.
King James 2000
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they said, "Here we [are], {we are your flesh and blood}.
Modern King James verseion
And all the tribes of Israel came to David, to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and said, "See, we are thy bones and thy flesh.
NET Bible
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, "Look, we are your very flesh and blood!
New Heart English Bible
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
The Emphasized Bible
Then came all the tribes of Israel unto David, in Hebron, - and spake, saying - Behold us! thy bone and thy flesh, we are.
Webster
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
World English Bible
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Youngs Literal Translation
And all the tribes of Israel come unto David, to Hebron, and speak, saying, 'Lo, we are thy bone and thy flesh;
Themes
Government » Mosaic » Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler
Hebron » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, south of jerusalem » David crowned king of israel at
Israel » Before » Separation » Two kingdoms » David » Made king
Interlinear
References
Easton
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Anointed As King Over All Of Israel
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 11:1-3
Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 19:13
And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!
Genesis 29:14
And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
Deuteronomy 17:15
Then see that you take as your king the man named by the Lord your God: let your king be one of your countrymen, not a man of another nation who is not one of yourselves.
Judges 9:2
Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.
1 Chronicles 12:23-40
These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.
Ephesians 5:30
Because we are parts of his body.
Hebrews 2:14
And because the children are flesh and blood, he took a body himself and became like them; so that by his death he might put an end to him who had the power of death, that is to say, the Evil One;