Abner said to David, ‘Let me now go and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you, and you will reign over all you desire.’ So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
1 Chronicles 11:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The following were the chiefs of David’s warriors who, together with all Israel, strongly supported him in his reign to make him king according to the Lord’s word about Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, who strongly supported him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. American Standard Version (1901) Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Common English Bible These are the commanders of David’s warriors who continued to support him while he was king. Together with all Israel, they made him king, as the LORD had promised Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version These are the leaders of the strong men of David, who assisted him, so that he would become king over all of Israel, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These are the chief of the valiant men of David, who helped him to be made king over all Israel, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel. |
Abner said to David, ‘Let me now go and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you, and you will reign over all you desire.’ So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the Lord’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the Lord’s word through Samuel.
They helped David against the raiders, for they were all valiant warriors and commanders in the army.
The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, according to the Lord’s word, were as follows:
All these warriors, lined up in battle formation, came to Hebron wholeheartedly determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel was also of one mind to make David king.
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
This is the list of the Israelites, the family heads, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 in each division:
David assembled all the leaders of Israel in Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials, the fighting men, and all the best soldiers.
The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected for myself a king from his sons.’