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Then allוַ כָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלgatheredיִּקָּבְצוּtoאֶלDavidדָּוִידat Hebron,חֶבְרוֹנָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהweאֲנָחְנוּareyour boneעַצְמְךָand your flesh.וּבְשָׂרְךָ
1 Chronicles 11:1
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1 Chronicles 11:1, word by word
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- gatheredיִּקָּבְצוּyikavtsu
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “yikavtsu” appears- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- at Hebronחֶבְרוֹנָchevrona
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevrona” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- your boneעַצְמְatsm
bone
Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.
Where else “atsm” appears- and your fleshבְשָׂרְvesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “vesar” appears
Translation note
Verses 1-9 repeat, with differences, 2 Samuel 5:1-10.
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David king over all Israel
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1 Chronicles 11:1-3
1Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron, saying, “Look, we are your bone and your flesh. 2For some time now, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and YHWH your Elohim said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people, Israel, and you will be leader over my people Israel.’” 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before YHWH; and they anointed David as king over Israel, according to the word of YHWH by the hand of Samuel.
1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look at us: we are your bone and your flesh. 2For some time now, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and YHWH said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be leader over Israel.’” 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before YHWH; and they anointed David as king over Israel. 4David was thirty years old when he began to reign; forty years he reigned. 5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
Places in this verse
Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
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1 · This verse (above)
2For some time now, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and YHWH your Elohim said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people, Israel, and you will be leader over my people Israel.’”