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1 Chron. 11:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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2 Sam. 5:1• ¹Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. (2 Sam. 5:1)

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1-3: David by general consent is made king at Hebron.

4-9: He wins the castle of Zion from the Jebusites by Joab's valour.

10-47: A catalogue of David's mighty men.

A.M. 2956.

B.C. 1048.

An. Ex. Is. 443.

all Israel.

1 Chron. 12:23‑40• ²³And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.
²⁴The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
²⁵Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
²⁶Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
²⁷And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
²⁸And Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.
²⁹And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
³⁰And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
³¹And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
³²And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
³³Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
³⁴And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
³⁵And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
³⁶And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
³⁷And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
³⁸All these men of war, that could keep rank, 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.
³⁹And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
⁴⁰Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. (1 Chron. 12:23‑40)

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2 Sam. 5:1‑16• ¹Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
²Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
³So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel.
⁴David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
⁵In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
⁶And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
⁷Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
⁸And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
⁹So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
¹⁰And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
¹¹And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
¹²And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
¹³And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
¹⁴And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
¹⁵Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
¹⁶And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. (2 Sam. 5:1‑16)

Hebron.

Num. 13:22• ²²And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) (Num. 13:22)

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2 Sam. 2:1• ¹And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. (2 Sam. 2:1)

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2 Sam. 15:10• ¹⁰But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. (2 Sam. 15:10)

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1 Kings 2:11• ¹¹And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. (1 Kings 2:11)

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Gen. 29:14• ¹⁴And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. (Gen. 29:14)

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Deut. 17:15• ¹⁵Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother. (Deut. 17:15)

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Judg. 9:2• ²Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. (Judg. 9:2)

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2 Sam. 19:12‑13• ¹²Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
¹³And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. (2 Sam. 19:12‑13)

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Eph. 5:30• ³⁰For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. (Eph. 5:30)

• Without any preamble whatever, David's reign begins at Hebron. Saul, the king according to fallen nature, is dead, but that is not enough. David himself, the Lord's anointed, initiates his reign at Hebron, the place that so speaks of death. (“Establishment of the Kingship According to God's Counsels -: 1 Chronicles 11” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.