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David Anointed King of Judah

2 Samuel 2:3

In 11 translations

BSB
David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
KJV
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
WEB
David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
ASV
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
LSV
and David has brought up his men who [are] with him—a man and his household—and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.
YLT
and his men who [are] with him hath David brought up — a man and his household — and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.
DBY
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
DRC
And the men also that were with him, David brought up every man with his household: and they abode in the towns of Hebron.
GNV
And Dauid brought vp the men that were with him, euery man with his houshold, and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
JPS
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
LXXE
and the men that were with him, every one and his family; and they dwelt in the cities of Chebron.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַאֲנָשָׁ֧יו אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֛וֹ הֶעֱלָ֥ה דָוִ֖ד אִ֣ישׁ וּבֵית֑וֹ וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בְּעָרֵ֥י חֶבְרֽוֹן׃
LXX-Br
καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἕκαστος, καὶ ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατῴκουν ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι Χεβρών.

Who and where

👤 David📍 Hebron◆ Reign of David

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 27:2–3So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath. David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of…
  • 1 Chronicles 12:1–7Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle; they were archers using both the right and…
  • 1 Samuel 30:1On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
  • 1 Samuel 22:2And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
  • Joshua 21:11–12They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of…
  • 1 Samuel 30:9–10So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

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