1 Chronicles 11:2

2 "In times * past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, '1You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince over My people Israel.' "

1 Chronicles 11:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 40:11

(See Gill on Exodus 40:9).

1 Chronicles 11:2 In-Context

1 Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 "In times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince over My people Israel.' "
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD ; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus ); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not enter here." Nevertheless David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the city of David ).

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Samuel 5:2; 2 Samuel 7:7
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