2 Samuel 5:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ So all the leaders of Israel came to meet with King David at Hebron. King David made an agreement with these leaders in Hebron in front of the Lord. Then the leaders anointed [22] David to be the king of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them [there] before the Lord, and they anointed [him] king over Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ 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.

Common English Bible

³ So all the Israelite elders came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Also, the elders of Israel went to the king at Hebron, and king David struck a pact with them at Hebron in the sight of the Lord. And they anointed David as king over Israel.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ The ancients also 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 to be king over Israel.

2 Samuel 5:3 Cross References

2 Samuel 2:4

The men of Judah came to Hebron and anointed [8] David to be the king of Judah. Then they told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead buried Saul.”

2 Samuel 2:7

Now be strong and brave. Your lord, Saul, is dead. But the family group of Judah has anointed [10] me to be their king.”

2 Samuel 3:21

Abner said to David, “My lord and king, let me go bring all the Israelites to you. Then they will make an agreement with you. And you will rule over all Israel, like you wanted.”

1 Kings 1:34

At that place, Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint [4] him to be the new king of Israel. Blow the trumpet and announce, ‘This is the new king, Solomon!’

2 Kings 11:17

Then Jehoiada made the agreement between the Lord and the king and the people. This agreement showed that the king and the people belonged to the Lord. Jehoiada also made the agreement between the king and the people. {This agreement showed what the king would do for the people. And it showed that the people would obey and follow the king.}

1 Chronicles 11:1

All the people of Israel came to David at the town of Hebron. They said, to David, “We are your own flesh and blood. {\cf2\super [109]}

1 Chronicles 11:3

All the leaders of Israel came to King David at the town of Hebron. David made an agreement with those leaders in Hebron before the Lord. The leaders anointed {\cf2\super [110]} David. That made him king over Israel. The Lord promised this would happen. The Lord had used Samuel to make that promise.

1 Chronicles 28:4

“The Lord God of Israel chose the family group of Judah to lead the twelve family groups of Israel. And then from that family group, the Lord chose my father’s family. And from that family, God chose me to be the king of Israel forever! God wanted to make me king of Israel!

2 Chronicles 23:16

Then Jehoiada made an agreement with all the people, and the king. They all agreed that they all would be the Lord’s people.

Nehemiah 9:38

Because of all of these things,\par we are making an agreement\par that can’t be changed.\par We are putting this agreement in writing.\par Our leaders, Levites, and priests\par are signing their names\par on this agreement\par

Exodus 3:16

{The Lord also said,} “Go and gather together the elders (leaders) of the people and tell them, ‘YAHWEH, [23] the God of your ancestors, [24] has appeared to me. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob spoke to me. The Lord says: I have been watching over you and I have seen the things that people did to you in Egypt.

Joshua 10:36

Then Joshua and all the people of Israel traveled from Eglon to Hebron. Then they attacked Hebron.

Judges 11:11

So Jephthah went with the elders (leaders) from Gilead. Those people made Jephthah their leader and their commander. Jephthah repeated all of his words in front of the Lord at the city of Mizpah.

1 Samuel 11:15

All the people went to Gilgal. There, in front of the Lord, the people made Saul king. They offered fellowship offerings to the Lord. Saul and all the Israelites had a great celebration.

1 Samuel 16:13

Samuel took the horn [147] with the oil in it, and poured the special oil on Jesse’s youngest son in front of his brothers. The Lord’s Spirit came on David with great power from that day on. Then Samuel went back home to Ramah.

1 Samuel 23:18

Jonathan and David both made an agreement before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home. And David stayed at Horesh.