You are my brothers;you are my boneand my flesh.Whythen should you be the lastto bringbackthe king?'
The mansaid,"Thisis nowboneof my bones,And fleshof my flesh;She shall be calledWoman,Becauseshe was takenout of Man."
Labansaidto him, "Surelyyou are my boneand my flesh."And he stayedwith him a month.
And behold,allthe menof Israelcameto the kingand saidto the king,"Whyhad our brothersthe menof Judahstolenyou away,and broughtthe kingand his householdand allDavid'smenwith him overthe Jordan?"
Then allthe menof Judahansweredthe menof Israel,"Becausethe kingis a closerelativeto us. Whythen are you angryaboutthismatter?Have we eatenat allat the king's[expense], orhas anythingbeen takenfor us?"
Then allthe tribesof Israelcameto Davidat Hebronand said,"Behold,we are your boneand your flesh.
Zadokthe sonof Ahituband Ahimelechthe sonof Abiathar[were] priests,and Seraiah[was] secretary.
ifsomehowI might move to jealousymy fellow countrymenand savesomeof them.
becausewe are membersof His body.
"Speak,now,in the hearingof allthe leadersof Shechem,'Whichis betterfor you, that seventymen,allthe sonsof Jerubbaal,ruleover you, orthat onemanruleover you?' Also, rememberthat I am your boneand your flesh."