All Israel joined David at Hebron and said,“ Look, we are your very flesh and blood!

以色列众人聚集到希伯仑见大卫，说：“我们原是你的骨肉。

以色列众人聚集到希伯仑见大卫，说：“看哪，我们是你的骨肉。

以色列众人聚集到希伯仑见大卫，说：“看哪，我们是你的骨肉。

以色列人都聚集到希伯仑来见大卫，对他说：“我们是你的骨肉同胞。

那时，以色列众人聚集到希伯仑去见大卫，说：“看哪，我们原是你的骨肉。

以色列眾人聚集到希伯崙見大衛，說：「我們原是你的骨肉。

以色列眾人聚集到希伯崙見大衛，說：「看哪，我們是你的骨肉。

以色列眾人聚集到希伯崙見大衛，說：「看哪，我們是你的骨肉。

以色列人都聚集到希伯崙來見大衛，對他說：「我們是你的骨肉同胞。

那時，以色列眾人聚集到希伯崙去見大衛，說：“看哪，我們原是你的骨肉。

以色列眾人集合到希伯崙來見大衛，說：『看哪，我們原是你的骨肉。

以色列眾集於希伯崙、見大衛曰、我為爾之骨肉、

以色列族眾、集於希伯崙、見大闢曰、我儕與爾誼屬同宗。

以色列眾集於希伯崙見大衛曰、我為爾之骨肉、

All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said,“ We are your own flesh and blood.

The whole community of Israel came together to see David at Hebron. They said,“ We are your own flesh and blood.

Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said,“ Behold, we are your bone and flesh.

Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him,“ We are your own flesh and blood.

All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said,“ Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said,“ Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying,“ Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said,“ Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we[ are] thy bone and thy flesh.

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying,“ Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

Afterward David inquired of the LORD,“ Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The LORD told him,“ Go up.” David asked,“ Where should I go?” The LORD replied,“ To Hebron.”

for we are members of his body.

The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the LORD’s decree:From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears.From Simeon there were 7,100 warriors.From Levi there were 4,600.Jehoiada, the leader of Aaron’s descendants, brought 3,700 men with him,along with Zadok, a young warrior, and twenty-two leaders from his family.From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul.From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families.From the half tribe of Manasseh there were 18,000 who had been designated by name to come and make David king.From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command– they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.From Zebulun there were 50,000 warriors who were prepared for battle, equipped with all kinds of weapons, and ready to give their undivided loyalty.From Naphtali there were 1,000 officers, along with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears.From Dan there were 28,600 men prepared for battle.From Asher there were 40,000 warriors prepared for battle.From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.All these men were warriors who were ready to march. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king.They spent three days feasting there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions.Also their neighbors, from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. There were large supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, olive oil, beef, and lamb, for Israel was celebrating.

Then Laban said to him,“ You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” So Jacob stayed with him for a month.

Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said,“ When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume that Absalom rules in Hebron.”

When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living.( Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

you must select without fail a king whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king– you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.

You are my brothers– my very own flesh and blood! Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back?’Say to Amasa,‘ Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying,“ Look, we are your very flesh and blood!In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The LORD said to you,‘ You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the LORD. They designated David as king over Israel.David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites said to David,“ You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying,‘ David cannot invade this place!’”But David captured the fortress of Zion( that is, the city of David).David said on that day,“ Whoever attacks the Jebusites must approach the‘ lame’ and the‘ blind’ who are David’s enemies by going through the water tunnel.” For this reason it is said,“ The blind and the lame cannot enter the palace.”So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.David’s power grew steadily, for the LORD God who commands armies was with him.King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.These are the names of children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

“ Tell all the leaders of Shechem this:‘ Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.’”