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

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 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.

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

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

It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying,“ Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him,“ Go up.” David said,“ Where shall I go up?” And He said,“ To Hebron.”

For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.

Now these were the numbers of the divisions that were equipped for war, and came to David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord:of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war;of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred;of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred;Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred;Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains;of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand( until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul);of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father’s house;of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king;of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks;of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear;of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred;of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand;of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war.All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king.And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them.Moreover those who were near to them, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys and camels, on mules and oxen— provisions of flour and cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly, for there was joy in Israel.

And Laban said to him,“ Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month.

Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,“ As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say,‘ Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”

And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there.( Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

you shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

You are my brethren, you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’And say to Amasa,‘ Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me continually in place of Joab.’”

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

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying,“ Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you,‘ You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’”Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying,“ You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking,“ David cannot come in here.”Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion( that is, the City of David).Now David said on that day,“ Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites( the lame and the blind, who are hated by David’s soul), he shall be chief and captain.” Therefore they say,“ The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.So David went on and became great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house.So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David.Now these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

“ Please speak in the hearing of all the men of Shechem:‘ Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal reign over you, or that one reign over you?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and bone.”