Chronicles I 11:2

2 And heretofore when Saul was king, thou wast he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a ruler over Israel.

Chronicles I 11:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 40:11

(See Gill on Exodus 40:9).

Chronicles I 11:2 In-Context

1 And all Israel came to David in Chebron, saying, Behold, we thy bones and thy flesh.
2 And heretofore when Saul was king, thou wast he that led Israel in and out, and the Lord of Israel said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a ruler over Israel.
3 And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
4 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem, this Jebus; and there the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land said to David,
5 Thou shalt not enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion: this the city of David.

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