King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, “Y’all are to speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are y’all the last to bring the king back to his house, since the talk of all Israel has come to the king at his house?
2 Samuel 2:4 - Y'all Version Bible The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the men of Judah came and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, The men of Jabesh-gilead buried Saul. [I Sam. 31:11-13.] American Standard Version (1901) And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. Common English Bible Then the people of Judah came to Hebron and anointed David king over the house of Judah. When David was informed that it was the people of Jabesh-gilead who had buried Saul, Catholic Public Domain Version And the men of Judah went and anointed David there, so that he would reign over the house of Judah. And it was reported to David that the men of Jabesh Gilead had buried Saul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the men of Juda came, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Juda. And it was told David, that the men of Jabes Galaad had buried Saul. |
King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, “Y’all are to speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are y’all the last to bring the king back to his house, since the talk of all Israel has come to the king at his house?
All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is a close relative to us. Why then are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten-eaten at the king’s expense? Or has he given us any gift?”
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Now therefore let y’all’s hands be strong and be valiant. For Saul your* lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;
When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron. King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before YHWH, and they anointed David king over Israel.
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant, and they made him king. They anointed him and clapped their hands, and said, “Long live the king!”
When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before YHWH. They anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of YHWH by Samuel.
These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of YHWH.
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then the Spirit of YHWH came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.