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2 Samuel 12:7

Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

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ASV

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

KJV

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
נָתָ֛ןna.TanNathanH5416 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732 →
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859 →
הָאִ֑ישׁha.'Ish[are] the manH376 →
כֹּה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֨ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiIH595 →
מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaI anointed youH4886 →
לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhto kingH4428 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְאָנֹכִ֥יve.'a.no.Khiand IH595 →
הִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaI delivered youH5337 →
מִיַּ֥דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027 →
שָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlSaulH7586 →

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1 Samuel 16:13So 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 went to Ramah.Matthew 14:14When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.2 Samuel 22:1And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.2 Samuel 14:13The woman asked, “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?Daniel 4:22you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.1 Samuel 23:7When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”1 Samuel 18:21“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel1 Samuel 13:13“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.1 Samuel 23:14And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.2 Samuel 22:49who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.2 Samuel 7:8Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.1 Kings 18:18“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.1 Samuel 23:26–28Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.1 Samuel 19:10–15Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.1 Samuel 18:11and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

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