1 Chronicles 11:1
And all Israel came to David in Chebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bones and thy flesh.
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Numbers 13:22And they went up by the wilderness, and departed as far as Chebron; and there was Achiman, and Sessi, and Thelami, the progeny of Enach. Now Chebron was built seven years before Tanin of Egypt.
Judges 9:2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Sychem, saying, Which is better for you, that seventy men, even all the sons of Jerobaal, should reign over you, or that one man should reign over you? and remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 5:1And all the tribes of Israel come to David to Chebron, and they said to him, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2 Samuel 19:12And king David sent to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house? whereas the word of all Israel is come to the king to his house.
1 Chronicles 12:23For daily men came to David, till they amounted to a great force, as the force of God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 11:1
In this chapter is repeated, I. The elevation of David to the throne, immediately upon the death of Saul, by common consent, ver. 1-3 . II. His gaining the castle of Zion out of the hands of the Jebusites, ver. 4-9 . III. The catalogue of the worthies and great men of his kingdom, ver. 10-47 . Read the whole commentary →