1 Chronicles 11:3
in 1 Chronicles 11So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel.
KJV
Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 11
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
all Israel came together to David at Hebron
on 1 Chronicles 11:1-3
Chronicles opens David's reign already unified. The civil war against Ish-bosheth that fills 2 Samuel 2 to 4 is never retold, and all Israel came to David at Hebron. Verse 3 grounds the anointing in the word of the LORD through Samuel, the choice made at 1 Samuel 16.
This site's exposition
David made a covenant with
This is David's third anointing: by Samuel in Bethlehem (1 Samuel 16:13), by Judah at Hebron (2 Samuel 2:4), and by all Israel. The clause about the word through Samuel is the Chronicler's own, and 2 Samuel 5:3 ends at the anointing. The covenant bound the king to his people.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
If God had said, David shall rule, it is in vain to oppose it. Men that have long stood in their own light, when they have long wearied themselves with their lying vanities, it is to be hoped, will understand the things that belong to their peace and return to their own mercies. Between prince and people there is an original contract, which both ought religiously to observe.
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| זִקְנֵ֨י | ziknei | [the] elders of | H2205 → | 178 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חֶבְר֔וֹנָה | chevronah | Hebron towards | H2275 → | 72 times |
| וַיִּכְרֹת֩ | vaiyikhrot | and he made | H3772 → | 288 times |
| לָהֶ֨ם | lahem | to them | ||
| דָּוִ֥יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בְּרִ֛ית | berit | a covenant | H1285 → | 284 times |
| בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן | bechevron | at Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּ | vaiyimshechu | and they anointed | H4886 → | 70 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דָּוִ֤יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ | lemelekh | to king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כִּדְבַ֥ר | kidvar | according to [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ ס | shemuel | Samuel | H8050 → | 141 times |
וַ֠יָּבֹאוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
זִקְנֵ֨י[the] elders of
zikneiH2205 →178 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
חֶבְר֔וֹנָהHebron towards
chevronahH2275 →72 times
וַיִּכְרֹת֩and he made
vaiyikhrotH3772 →288 times
לָהֶ֨םto them
lahem
דָּוִ֥ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
בְּרִ֛יתa covenant
beritH1285 →284 times
בְּחֶבְר֖וֹןat Hebron
bechevronH2275 →72 times
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּand they anointed
vaiyimshechuH4886 →70 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דָּוִ֤ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙to king
lemelekhH4428 →2525 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כִּדְבַ֥רaccording to [the] word of
kidvarH1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּיַד־by [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סSamuel
shemuelH8050 →141 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:13
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 2:4
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
- 1 Samuel 16:13
Through
1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
- 2 Kings 9:1
Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
- Psalms 78:68–71
But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
- 1 Samuel 15:35
And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
- Romans 15:12
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
- 1 Samuel 15:23
Through
2 Samuel 2:4Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 5:5
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
- 2 Samuel 5:5
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Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PersonJudges to monarchySamuelAsked of God by Hannah and lent to the LORD at Shiloh; the last judge and first of the prophets after Moses, who anointed both Sau…
- PlaceJudean hill countryHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years…
This page draws on Berean Standard Bible, 2 Samuel 5:3; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Samuel 16:13; Berean Standard Bible, 2 Samuel 2:4; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
