1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. 2 Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
2 Samuel 5:1–2
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1 Chronicles 11:1–2
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1 Chronicles 17:6–8
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1 Kings 11:36–38
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2 Samuel 3:16–18
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1 Kings 1:34–36
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