New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 5:1-4

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֧יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275andsaidH559, “BeholdH2009, we areyour boneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and your fleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2Previouslyאֶתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם'et.Mol shil.ShomH1571 H865 H8032,when Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586was kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us,you were the one who ledהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.tzi'H3318Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478out and in. And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to you, ‘You will shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and you will bea rulerלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’”

3So allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,and Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068at Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275; thenthey anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, andhe reignedמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

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