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1 Chronicles 11:1
1Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.
1 Chronicles 11:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
- New International Version (NIV)All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.
Context of 1 Chronicles 11:1
Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.’” 3So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the Lord had promised through Samuel.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 111 Chronicles 11:1 word by word
וַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־דָּוִ֖יד חֶבְר֣וֹנָה לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֛ה עַצְמְךָ֥ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 11:1
- Numbers 13:22Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—all descendants of Anak—lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.)
- 2 Samuel 2:1After this, David asked the Lord, “Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?” “Yes,” the Lord replied. Then David asked, “Which town should I go to?” “To Hebron,” the Lord answered.
- 2 Samuel 15:10But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”
- 1 Kings 2:11David had reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
- Genesis 29:14Laban exclaimed, “You really are my own flesh and blood!” After Jacob had stayed with Laban for about a month,
- Deuteronomy 17:15If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the Lord your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner.
- Judges 9:2“Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon’s sons or by one man. And remember that I am your own flesh and blood!”
- 2 Samuel 19:12You are my relatives, my own tribe, my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last ones to welcome back the king?”
- Ephesians 5:30And we are members of his body.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David - See 2 Samuel 5:1-10; (note), for the history contained in the first nine verses of this chapter, and the notes there.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1This chapter runs parallel with 1 Chronicles 11:9, after which it is to be compared with 1 Chronicles 11:40, the remainder 1 Chronicles 11:41-47 being an addition, to which Samuel has nothing corresponding. Compare throughout the notes in Samuel.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David raised to the throne. (1-9) A list of David's mighty men. (10-47) Verses 1-9 David was brought to possess the throne of Israel after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever difficulties lie in the way. The way to be truly great, is to be really useful, to devote all our talents to the Lord.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3David first became king of Judah in Hebron and ruled there for seven and a half years (1 Chronicles 3:4; 2 Samuel 5:5). The Chronicler does not include the details of that time (see 2 Samuel 2–4) and instead focuses on David’s 33 and a half years ruling the entire nation. This began with his agreement with all the elders of Israel at Hebron (see 2 Samuel 5:1–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-31Ch 11:1-3. David Made King. 1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron--This event happened on the death of Ish-bosheth (see on 2Sa 5:1). The convention of the estates of the kingdom, the public and solemn homage of the representatives of the people, and the repeated anointing of the new king in their presence and by their direction, seem to have been necessary to the general acknowledgment of the sovereign on the part of the nation…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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