2 Samuel 5:12
And David knew that the Lord bad confirmed him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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2 Samuel 7:16And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.
1 Chronicles 14:2And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted over his people Israel.
Esther 4:14For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father's house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this?
Daniel 2:30To me also this secret is revealed, not by any wisdom that I have more than all men alive: but that the interpretation might be made manifest to the king, and thou mightest know the thoughts of thy mind.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:12-17
David's Children. ( b. c. 1046.) 11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David a house. 12 And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. 14 And these be the names of those that were born unto him in… Read the whole commentary →