1 Chronicles 11 · Verse 1

1 Chronicles 11:1

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
1 Chronicles 11:1, King James Version

1 Chronicles 11:1 in other translations

BSBThen all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
WEBThen all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
ASVThen all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
YLTAnd gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, ‘Lo, thy bone and thy flesh are we;
DARBYAnd all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
BBEThen all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
WebsterThen all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

What does 1 Chronicles 11:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ch 11:1-3. David Made King. 1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron--This event happened on the death of Ish-bosheth (see on 2Sa 5:1). The convention of the estates of the kingdom, the public and solemn homage of the representatives of the people, and the repeated anointing of the new king in their presence and by their direction, seem to have been necessary to the general acknowledgment of the sovereign on the part of the nation (compare 1Sa 11:15). 1Ch 11:4-9. He Wins the Castle of Zion from the Jebusites by Joab's Valor.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

David is anointed king in Hebron, 1Chr 11:1-3. He wars against the Jebusites, and takes their city, 1Chr 11:4-9. An account of David's three mightiest heroes; and particularly of their hazardous exploit in bringing water from the well of Beth-lehem, 1Chr 11:10-19. A list of the rest, and an account of their acts, vv. 20-47. Verse 1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David - See 2Sam 5:1-10 (note), for the history contained in the first nine verses of this chapter, and the notes there.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 11:1-9
David was brought to possess the throne of Israel after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever difficulties lie in the way. The way to be truly great, is to be really useful, to devote all our talents to the Lord.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 11:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.Tzuand they gathered togetherH6908
כָֽל\־khol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דָּוִ֖ידda.VidDavidH1732
חֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahHebron towardsH2275
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הִנֵּ֛הhi.Nehhere!H2009
עַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.Kha[are] bone yourH6106
וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.Khaand flesh yourH1320
אֲנָֽחְנוּ\׃'a.Na.che.nuweH587

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 11:1

  • 1 Kings 2:11

    And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Samuel 5:1-16

    Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. …

  • 1 Chronicles 12:23-40

    And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. …

  • 2 Samuel 15:10

    But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

  • Genesis 29:14

    And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

  • Deuteronomy 17:15

    Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

  • Judges 9:2

    Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

  • Numbers 13:22

    And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • Ephesians 5:30

    For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

  • 2 Samuel 19:12-13

    Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 David by general consent is made king at Hebron.
4 He wins the castle of Zion from the Jebusites by Joab's valour.
10 A catalogue of David's mighty men.

A.M. 2956. B.C. 1048. An. Ex. Is. 443. all Israel.
12:23-40; 2Sa 5:1-16
Hebron.
Nu 13:22; 2Sa 2:1; 15:10; 1Ki 2:11
Behold.
Ge 29:14; De 17:15; Jud 9:2; 2Sa 19:12,13; Eph 5:30

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 11:1

    Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:2

    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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1 Chronicles 11:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		ENTONCES todo Israel se juntó á David en Hebrón, diciendo: He aquí nosotros somos tu hueso y tu carne.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et tout Israël se rassembla vers David à Hébron, disant: Voici, nous sommes ton os et ta chair.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ganz Israel versammelte sich zu David nach Hebron, und sie sprachen: Siehe, wir sind dein Gebein und dein Fleisch.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Congregatus est igitur omnis Israël ad David in Hebron, dicens: Os tuum sumus, et caro tua.