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1 Chronicles 12:39

David
JoyFellowship and the church

37 And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.

38 All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.

They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

40 And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

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BSB
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
KJV
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
WEB
They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had supplied provisions for them.
ASV
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.
DARBY
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them;
BLB
And they were there with David three days eating and drinking, for their brothers had prepared for them.
ÅB
Og de var der hos David i tre dager og spiste og drakk; for deres landsmenn hadde laget til måltid for dem.
OTB
De var der med David i tre dager, spiste og drakk,
for deres slektninger hadde sørget for dem.
B1930
Og de var der hos David i tre dager og åt og drakk; for deres landsmenn hadde laget til måltid for dem.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 26:30

    So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:19

    Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home.

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  • Genesis 31:54

    Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

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  • 2 Samuel 19:42

    And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”

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