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

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.

All the tribes of Israel came to see David at Hebron. They 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 Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying,“ Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you,‘ You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.

Say to Amasa,‘ Aren’t you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren’t captain of the army before me continually instead of Joab.’”

“ Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem,‘ Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”

Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

you shall surely set him whom Yahweh your God chooses as king over yourselves. You shall set as king over you one from among your brothers. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

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

These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to Yahweh’s word.The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, armed for war.Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war: seven thousand one hundred.Of the children of Levi: four thousand six hundred.Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand seven hundred,and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty- two captains.Of the children of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives: three thousand, for until then, the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to Saul’s house.Of the children of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.Of the half- tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their command.Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all kinds of instruments of war: fifty thousand who could command and were not of double heart.Of Naphtali: one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty- seven thousand.Of the Danites who could set the battle in array: twenty- eight thousand six hundred.Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array: forty thousand.On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and of the half- tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle: one hundred twenty thousand.All these were men of war, who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had supplied provisions for them.Moreover those who were near to them, as far as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen: supplies of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, cattle, and sheep in abundance; for there was joy in Israel.