2 Samuel 5:3

Contextual Overview

¹All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. ¹ Then came all the tribes of Yisra'el to David to Hevron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. ¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. ¹ So all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they said, "Here we are, we are your flesh and blood. ¹ Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh. ¹ Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said to him, "Look, we are your own family. ¹ All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, "Look, we are your very flesh and blood! ¹Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. ¹ Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. ¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel to Dauid vnto Hebron, and said thus, Beholde, we are thy bones and thy flesh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

So all: Exodus 3:16, 1 Chronicles 11:3

made: 1 Samuel 11:15, 2 Kings 11:17, 2 Chronicles 23:16, Nehemiah 9:38

before: Judges 11:11, 1 Samuel 23:18

anointed: 2 Samuel 2:4, 1 Samuel 16:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:2 - Kirjatharba Genesis 35:27 - Mamre Genesis 49:8 - thy father's 1 Samuel 8:4 - the elders 1 Kings 1:34 - Zadok 2 Kings 11:12 - anointed him 2 Kings 21:24 - made Josiah 1 Chronicles 10:14 - turned 1 Chronicles 14:8 - anointed 2 Chronicles 23:3 - made a covenant 2 Chronicles 23:11 - anointed him Psalms 21:3 - preventest Psalms 55:20 - broken Psalms 58:1 - O congregation Psalms 75:2 - When Acts 13:22 - he raised

Cross-References

Genesis 4:25
Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Shet. For, she said, "God has appointed me another child instead of Hevel, for Kayin killed him."

Genesis 4:25
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Genesis 4:25
Then Adam knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. And she called his name Seth, for she said "God has appointed to me another child in the place of Abel, because Cain killed him."

Genesis 4:25
Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth and said, "God has given me another child. He will take the place of Abel, who was killed by Cain."

Genesis 4:25
And Adam had marital relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying, "God has given me another child in place of Abel because Cain killed him."

Genesis 4:25
Adam knew [Eve as] his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for [she said], "God has granted another child for me in place of Abel, because Cain killed him."

Genesis 4:25
Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, "God has appointed me another child in place of Abel, because Cain killed him."

Genesis 4:25
And Adam knewe his wife againe, and she bare a sonne, and she called his name Sheth: for God, saide she, hath appointed me another seede for Habel, because Kain slewe him.

Genesis 4:25
Then Adam knew his wife again; and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, "God has set for me another seed in place of Abel, for Cain killed him."

Genesis 4:25
Adam and his wife had another son. They named him Seth, because they said, "God has given us a son to take the place of Abel, who was killed by his brother Cain."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron,.... Which either explains what is meant by the tribes coming to him, 2 Samuel 5:1; namely, coming by their elders as their representatives; or else the meaning is, that the messengers the tribes sent, when they returned and reported the favourable reception they had met with from David; the elders of the several tribes, the princes or principal men met, and came together to David in Hebron:

and King David made a league with them before the Lord; the states of the nation; he entered into a covenant with them; he on his part promising to rule them in justice and judgment according to the laws, and they promising to yield a cheerful obedience to him in all things just and lawful: and this was done "before the Lord"; either before the ark of the Lord, as Abarbinel; but that was in Kirjathjearim, from whence it was after this brought by David to this city; rather, as Kimchi observes, wherever all Israel, or the greater part of them, were assembled, there the divine Shechinah or Majesty dwelt; so that what was done in a public assembly was reckoned as done before the Lord, and in his presence; or this covenant was made before the Lord, and each party appealed to him as witness of it, so that it was a very solemn one:

and they anointed David king over Israel; that is, over all Israel, which was the third time of his being anointed; the first was by Samuel, pointing out the person the Lord chose and appointed king; the second was by the tribe of Judah, when they invested him with the office of a king over them; and now by all the tribes, when he was inaugurated into the whole kingdom of Israel; and not only the elders came at this time, but great numbers of the people from the several tribes, and continued with David some days, eating, drinking and rejoicing, see 1 Chronicles 12:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Before the Lord - Abiathar and Zadok the priests were both with David, and the tabernacle and altar may have been at Hebron, though the ark was at Kirjath-jearim.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 5:3. They anointed David king — This was the third time that David was anointed, having now taken possession of the whole kingdom.