1 Chronicles 11:1 All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.

English Standard Version
Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh.

New American Standard Bible
Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

King James Bible
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

International Standard Version
Later on, all of Israel gathered together at Hebron in order to tell David, "Look, we're your own flesh and blood!

American Standard Version
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David in Hebron, saying: We are thy bone, and thy flesh.

Darby Bible Translation
And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

Young's Literal Translation
And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, 'Lo, thy bone and thy flesh are we;

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

11:1-9 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

CHAPTER 11

1Ch 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 [362]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 (compare 1Sa 11:15).