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2 Samuel 2:1

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Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.

2 So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

3 David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.

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BSB
Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
KJV
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
WEB
After this, David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” The LORD said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.”
ASV
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
DARBY
And it came to pass after this that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
BLB
And it came to pass after this that David inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” And YHWH said to him, “Go up.” And David said, “Where shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.”
ÅB
Siden spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra opp til en av byene i Juda? Herren svarte: Gjør det! Da spurte David: Hvorhen skal jeg dra? Han svarte: Til Hebron.
OTB
Deretter søkte David veiledning fra Herren og spurte, "Skal jeg dra opp til en av byene i Juda?" Og Herren svarte, "Dra opp." David spurte da, "Til hvilken by skal jeg dra?" Og Han svarte, "Til Hebron."
B1930
Siden spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra op til en av byene i Juda? Herren svarte: Gjør det! Da spurte David: Hvorhen skal jeg dra? Han svarte: Til Hebron.

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  • Psalms 143:8

    Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

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  • Proverbs 3:5–6

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

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  • 1 Samuel 30:31

    and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:2

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

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  • 1 Samuel 23:4

    Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

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  • Genesis 32:2

    When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.

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  • Ezekiel 36:37

    This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:9–12

    When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

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