CHAPTER EXPLORER
2 Samuel 5
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25 verses in KJV · 183 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of 2 Samuel 5 (KJV)
5:1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.
5:2 Also 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.
5:3 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.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Gad, Nathan, Samuel
Approximate study chronology: c. 1048 BC
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H1732da.vidDavid · 29 occurrencesH3478yis.ra.elIsrael · 10 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 10 occurrencesH6430pe.lish.tiPhilistine · 8 occurrencesH4428me.lekhking · 8 occurrencesH5927a.lahto ascend: rise · 5 occurrencesH2275chev.ronHebron · 5 occurrencesH8141sha.nehyear · 4 occurrencesH5221na.khahto smite · 4 occurrencesH4427ma.lakhto reign · 4 occurrencesH3808lonot · 4 occurrencesH3389ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalem · 4 occurrencesH1188ba.al pe.ra.tsimBaal-perazim · 4 occurrencesH859at.tahyou(m.s.) · 3 occurrences
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