2 Samuel 2 · Verse 3

2 Samuel 2:3

And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
2 Samuel 2:3, King James Version

2 Samuel 2:3 in other translations

BSBDavid also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
WEBDavid brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
ASVAnd his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
YLTand his men who are with him hath David brought up--a man and his household--and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.
DARBYAnd his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
BBEAnd David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron.
WebsterAnd his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

What does 2 Samuel 2:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 2:1-4

2Sa 2:1-7. David, by God's Direction, Goes Up to Hebron, and Is Made King over Judah. 1-4. David inquired of the Lord--By Urim (1Sa 23:6, 9; 30:7, 8). He knew his destination, but he knew also that the providence of God would pave the way. Therefore he would take no step in such a crisis of his own and the nation's history, without asking and obtaining the divine direction. He was told to go into Judah, and fix his…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:1-7

After the death of Saul, many went to David at Ziklag, 1Ch 12:22, but he trusted in God who promised him the kingdom, to give it in his own time and manner. Yet assurance of hope in God's promise, will quicken pious endeavours. If I be chosen to the crown of life, it does not follow, Then I will do nothing; but, Then I will do all that God directs me. This good use David made of his election, and so will all whom…

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2 Samuel 2:3 in the original Hebrew

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וַאֲנָשָׁ֧יוva.'a.na.Shavand men hisH582
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
עִמּ֛וֹi.Mo[were] with himH5973
הֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.Lahhe brought upH5927
דָוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
אִ֣ישׁ'isheach manH376
וּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.Toand household hisH1004
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they dweltH3427
בְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities ofH5892
חֶבְרֽוֹן\׃chev.RonHebronH2275

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 2:3

  • 1 Chronicles 12:1-7

    Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin. The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, …

  • 1 Samuel 27:2-3

    And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

  • 1 Samuel 30:1

    And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

  • 1 Samuel 30:9-10

    So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

  • 1 Samuel 22:2

    And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

  • Joshua 21:11-12

    And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

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his men.
1Sa 22:2; 27:2,3; 30:1,9,10; 1Ch 12:1-7
the cities.
Jos 21:11,12

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 2:2

    So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite.

  • 2 Samuel 2:3

    And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

  • 2 Samuel 2:4

    And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh–gilead were they that buried Saul.

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2 Samuel 2:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llevó también David consigo los hombres que con él habían estado, cada uno con su familia; los cuales moraron en las ciudades de Hebrón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ses hommes qui étaient avec lui, David les fit monter, chacun avec sa maison, et ils habitèrent dans les villes de Hébron.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auch seine Männer, die bei ihm waren, ließ David hinaufziehen, einen jeden mit seinem Hause; und sie wohnten in den Städten Hebrons.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sed et viros, qui erant cum eo, duxit David singulos cum domo sua: et manserunt in oppidis Hebron.