2 Samuel 2:4 - Easy To Read Version4 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.” Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 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. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 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.] Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 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. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible4 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, Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version4 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. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version4 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. Féach an chaibidil |
Then David took the bones of Saul and Jonathan from the men of Jabesh Gilead. (The men of Jabesh Gilead got these bones after Saul and Jonathan were killed at Gilboa. The Philistines had hanged the bodies of Saul and Jonathan on a wall in Beth Shan. [125] But the men of Beth Shan went there and stole the bodies out of that public area.)
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.