The Forever King: Seeing Jesus in 2 Samuel
Nancy Guthrie
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1 Chronicles 11:4
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And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
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1 Chronicles 11:4 Meaning and Commentary
1 Chronicles 11:4
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 11:1)
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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1 Chronicles 11:4 In-Context
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And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
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Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to 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 by Samuel.
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And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
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And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
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And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
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