2 Samuel 5:1
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold us, thy bone and thy flesh are we;
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Genesis 29:14And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
Judges 9:2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, What is better for you, either that there should rule over you seventy men, all the sons of Yerubba'al, or that there reign over you one man? and remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 19:13(19:14) And to 'Amassa shall ye say, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and may he thus continue to do, if thou shalt not be captain of the army before me continually in the room of Joab.
1 Chronicles 11:1Then did all Israel gather themselves unto David unto Hebron, saying Behold, thy bone and thy flesh are we.
1 Chronicles 12:24The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed for the host.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:1
How far Abner's deserting the house of Saul, his murder, and the murder of Ish-bosheth, might contribute to the perfecting of the revolution, and the establishing of David as king over all Israel, does not appear; but, it should seem, that happy change followed presently thereupon, which in this chapter we have an account of. Here is, I. David anointed king by all the tribes, ver. 1-5 . II. Making himself master of the strong-hold of Zion, ver. 6-10 . III. Building himself a house and strengthening himself in his… Read the whole commentary →