All the tribes of Israel came to see David at Hebron. They said,“ We are your own flesh and blood.

以色列众支派来到希伯仑见大卫，说：“我们原是你的骨肉。

以色列众支派来到希伯仑见大卫，说：“看哪，我们是你的骨肉。

以色列众支派来到希伯仑见大卫，说：“看哪，我们是你的骨肉。

以色列各支派都来希伯仑见大卫，对他说：“我们是你的骨肉同胞。

以色列众支派都到希伯仑来见大卫，说：“看哪！我们都是你的骨肉至亲。

以色列眾支派來到希伯崙見大衛，說：「我們原是你的骨肉。

以色列眾支派來到希伯崙見大衛，說：「看哪，我們是你的骨肉。

以色列眾支派來到希伯崙見大衛，說：「看哪，我們是你的骨肉。

以色列各支派都來希伯崙見大衛，對他說：「我們是你的骨肉同胞。

以色列眾支派都到希伯崙來見大衛，說：“看哪！我們都是你的骨肉至親。

以色列眾族派到希伯崙來見大衛，說道：『看哪，我們原是你的骨肉。

以色列的所有支派都來到希伯崙見大衛，說：「看哪，我們是你的骨肉之親。

以色列支派咸至希伯崙、見大衛曰、我乃爾之骨肉、

以色列族支派、咸至希伯崙、見大闢曰、我儕與爾誼屬同宗。

以色列諸支派、至希伯崙見大衛、曰、我為爾骨肉、

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

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

Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and told him,“ We are your own flesh and blood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying,“ Look, we are your very flesh and blood!

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

The whole community of Israel came together to see David at Hebron. They said,“ We are your own flesh and blood.In the past, Saul was our king. But you led the men of Israel in battle. The Lord your God said to you,‘ You will be the shepherd over my people Israel. You will become their ruler.’ ”All the elders of Israel came to see King David at Hebron. There he made a covenant with them in front of the Lord. They anointed David as king over Israel. It happened just as the Lord had promised through Samuel.

Say to Amasa,‘ Aren’t you my own flesh and blood? You will be the commander of my army for life in place of Joab. If that isn’t true, may God punish me greatly.’ ”

“ Speak to all the citizens of Shechem. Tell them,‘ You can have all 70 of Jerub- Baal’s sons rule over you. Or you can have just one man rule over you. Which would you rather have?’ Remember, I’m your own flesh and blood.”

Those children have bodies made out of flesh and blood. So Jesus became human like them in order to die for them. By doing this, he could break the power of the devil. The devil is the one who rules over the kingdom of death.

We are parts of his body.

When that happens, make sure you appoint over yourselves a king the Lord your God chooses. He must be from among your own people. Don’t appoint over yourselves someone from another country. Don’t choose anyone who isn’t from one of the tribes of Israel.

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

Large numbers of men came to David at Hebron. They were prepared for battle. They came to hand Saul’s kingdom over to him, just as the Lord had said. Here are the numbers of the men who came.The men from Judah carried shields and spears. They were prepared for battle. The total number of them was 6,800.The fighting men from Simeon were ready for battle. The total number of them was 7,100.The total number of men from Levi was 4,600.They included Jehoiada. He was the leader of the family of Aaron. He came with 3,700 men.The men from Levi also included Zadok. He was a brave young fighter. He came with 22 officers from his family.The men from Benjamin were from Saul’s tribe. Most of them had remained faithful to Saul’s family until that time. The total number of them was 3,000.The men from Ephraim were brave fighting men. They were famous in their own family groups. The total number of them was 20,800.The men from half of the tribe of Manasseh had been chosen by name to come and make David king. The total number of them was 18,000.The men from Issachar understood what was going on at that time. They knew what Israel should do. The total number of their chiefs was 200. They came with all their relatives who were under their command.The men from Zebulun knew how to fight well. That’s because they had done it many times before. They were prepared for battle. They had every kind of weapon. They came to help David with their whole heart. The total number of them was 50,000.The total number of officers from Naphtali was 1,000. They came with 37,000 men who carried shields and spears.The men from Dan were ready for battle. The total number of them was 28,600.The men from Asher knew how to fight well. That’s because they had done it many times before. They were prepared for battle. The total number of them was 40,000.The men from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh were armed with every kind of weapon. The men came from the east side of the Jordan River. The total number of them was 120,000.All these fighting men offered to serve in the army. Before they came to Hebron, they had agreed completely to make David king over all the Israelites. All the rest of the people also agreed to make David king.The men spent three days there with David. They ate and drank what their families had given them.Their neighbors also brought food. They brought it on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. They came from as far away as the territories of Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali. There was plenty of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep. The Israelites brought all these things because they were so happy.