2 Samuel 2:3
1 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.
David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
4 Then 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.”
5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
- KJV
- And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
- WEB
- David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
- ASV
- And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
- DARBY
- And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
- BLB
- And the men who [were] with him David brought up, every man and his household, and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
- ÅB
- Og de menn som var hos ham, lot David også dra der opp, hver med sitt hus, og de bosatte seg i byene omkring Hebron.
- OTB
- David tok også med seg sine menn som var med ham, hver med sitt hus, og de bosatte seg i byene rundt Hebron.
- B1930
- Og de menn som var hos ham, lot David også dra der op, hver med sitt hus, og de bosatte sig i byene omkring Hebron.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 12:1–7
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
Read in context1 Samuel 27:2–3
So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Read in context1 Samuel 30:1
On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
Read in context1 Samuel 30:9–10
So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
Read in context1 Samuel 22:2
And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
Read in contextJoshua 21:11–12
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
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