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2 Samuel 5:3

So 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.

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ASV

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.

KJV

So 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.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uand they cameH935 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
זִקְנֵ֨יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
חֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahHebron towardsH2275 →
וַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.Rotand he madeH3772 →
לָהֶם֩la.Hemto <the> them
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
דָּוִ֥דda.VidDavidH1732 →
בְּרִ֛יתbe.Rita covenantH1285 →
בְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.Ronat HebronH2275 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.Chuand they anointedH4886 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732 →
לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhto kingH4428 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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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.”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.1 Samuel 23:18So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.1 Kings 1:34There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?Psalms 75:2“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.Judges 11:11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.2 Kings 11:17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.2 Samuel 3:21Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.1 Samuel 8:4So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.Psalms 21:3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.2 Chronicles 23:16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.1 Samuel 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.1 Chronicles 11:3So 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.Nehemiah 9:38In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”Exodus 3:16Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.Psalms 55:20My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

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