2 Samuel 2:3

David brought the men who were with him, who each brought his family, to the cities of Hebron, where they began to live.

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And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

In Context

2So David went up with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel, and Abigail from Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

4Then men from Judah came and anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead have buried Saul.”

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Cross References

Joshua 21:11The Israelites gave them Kiriath Arba (Arba had been the father of Anak), the same place as Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the pasturelands around it.

1 Samuel 27:2David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish son of Maok, the king of Gath.

1 Samuel 30:9So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him; they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:2-8

David Made King at Hebron. ( b. c. 1053.) 1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord , saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4 And the men… Read the whole commentary →

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