David Anointed King over Israel
1 Chronicles 11:1-3
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1 C.11.1 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויקבצו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- כל: DET
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אל: NEG
- דויד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חברונה: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
- לאמר: INF,qal,infc
- הנה: PART
- עצמך: PRON,2,m,sg
- ובשרך: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
- אנחנו: PRON,1,pl
Parallels
- 2 Samuel 5:1 (quotation): Direct parallel account with nearly identical wording: all the tribes of Israel come to David at Hebron, saying 'we are thy bone and thy flesh.' Chronicles draws on Samuel's narrative.
- 2 Samuel 2:4 (structural): Related assembly-scene: the men of Judah anoint David king at Hebron (a narrower, earlier recognition) that sets the stage for the later universal acclamation recorded in 5:1/1 Chron 11:1.
- 1 Chronicles 12:23 (thematic): Continuation of the Chronicler's motif of Israelites coming to David at Hebron—this verse and surrounding material enumerate the groups who joined and confirmed his kingship.
- Genesis 2:23 (verbal): Uses the same kinship idiom 'bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh' (bone and flesh) to express intimate familial unity—the phrase provides the cultural-linguistic background for 'we are thy bone and thy flesh.'
Alternative generated candidates
- All Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh."
- All Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh."
1 C.11.2 - Details
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Morphology
- גם: ADV
- תמול: ADV
- גם: ADV
- שלשום: ADV
- גם: ADV
- בהיות: PREP+VERB,qal,ptc,0,m,sg
- שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
- המוציא: VERB,hif,ptc,3,m,sg
- והמביא: VERB,hiph,ptc,m,sg,def
- את: PRT,acc
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
- לך: PRON,2,m,sg
- אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
- תרעה: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- עמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
- את: PRT,acc
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
- תהיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,f,sg
- נגיד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- עמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 2 Samuel 5:2 (verbal): Direct parallel—same declaration that David will shepherd/lead Israel and be prince over the people; Chronicles here reworks the material in Samuel.
- 2 Samuel 7:8 (verbal): God's promise to David via Nathan: 'I took you from the sheepfolds... that you should be prince over my people Israel'—echoes the shepherd-to-ruler motif.
- Acts 13:21-22 (quotation): Luke recounts Israel's demand for a king and God's choice of David, quoting the tradition that God made David ruler over Israel and calling him 'a man after my heart.'
- Psalm 78:70-72 (thematic): Speaks of God choosing David from the sheepfolds and David shepherding Israel with integrity and skill—the shepherd-leader theme parallels Chronicles' language.
- Ezekiel 37:24 (thematic): Prophetic promise that 'David my servant shall be king over them' and 'they shall have one shepherd'—links the Davidic rulership and shepherd imagery in a future/eschatological key.
Alternative generated candidates
- Even long ago, even from the days when Saul was king, you were the one who brought out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, "You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel."
- They added, "Even from the days when Saul was king you were the one who brought 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.'"
1 C.11.3 - Details
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Morphology
- ויבאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- כל: DET
- זקני: NOUN,m,pl,cons
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אל: NEG
- המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
- חברונה: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
- ויכרת: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- דויד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ברית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בחברון: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- לפני: PREP
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- וימשחו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- דויד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- למלך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- כדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 2 Samuel 5:3 (quotation): Direct parallel—same account of the elders/covenant at Hebron and the anointing of David as king “according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.”
- 2 Samuel 2:4 (structural): Related earlier event: the men of Judah anoint David at Hebron, showing the initial regional kingship that precedes his later anointing over all Israel.
- 1 Samuel 16:13 (allusion): Samuel’s private anointing of David anticipates and legitimates David’s later public anointing; both passages link anointing with divine selection.
- Psalm 89:20 (thematic): Themes of God’s choice and anointing of David recur—God’s anointing of David as his servant echoes the Chronicles statement of divine appointment.
Alternative generated candidates
- Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them before the LORD at Hebron, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
- Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Samuel.
All Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, 'Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.'
From the days gone by and even while Saul was king you were the one who brought out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.'
Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Samuel.