2 Samuel 5:12

Modern English Version

Then David understood that the Lord had appointed him king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:11

King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar wood, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a house for David.

2 Samuel 5:13

David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, after having come from Hebron, and they bore him more sons and daughters.

2 Samuel 7:16

Your house and dominion will endure before Me forever, and your throne will be established by the Lord forever.

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel forever; therefore He made you king in order to execute judgment and justice.”

1 Chronicles 14:2

So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel because his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

2 Chronicles 2:11

Then Hiram king of Tyre responded in a letter that he sent to Solomon, “Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.”

Esther 4:14

For if you remain silent at this time, protection and deliverance for the Jews will be ordained from some other place, but you and your father’s house shall be destroyed. And who knows if you may have attained royal position for such a time as this?”

Daniel 2:30

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man, but for the purpose of making known the interpretation to the king, and that you might understand the thoughts of your heart.

Numbers 24:7

He will pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed will be in many waters. “His king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.