2 Samuel 2:3

David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.

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In The King James Version

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 there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

4The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”

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Cross References

Joshua 21:11They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

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

1 Samuel 30:9So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and 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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