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Chapter 11 verses 1 - 9
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|Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.  
 
|Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.  
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|All the Israelites gathered together to speak with David in Hebron. There they told him: “We have the same blood as you”
 
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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, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.  
 
|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, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.  
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|And, even though Saul was the king, you were the one who lead Israel in battle. Furthermore, God has promised that you will rule over the people of 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.  
 
|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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|The elders of Israel spoke with David in Hebron, and David made a deal with them, with God as witness. Then they named David the King of Israel, just as God had promised through 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.  
 
|And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.  
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|David and the Israelites went to Jerusalem, which was inhabited by the Jebusites.
 
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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.  
 
|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 they told David: “You are not welcome here”. However, David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now known as 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.  
 
|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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|David said: The first one who attacks the Jebusites will be appointed chief and captain. And the first to attack was Joab, son of Zeruiah, and he was promoted to chief.
 
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|And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.  
 
|And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.  
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|David installed himself in the fortress, this is why it was called the City of David.
 
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|And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.  
 
|And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.  
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|David built the city around the fortress, from the embankment to the suburbs. Joab rebuilt the rest of the city.
 
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|So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.  
 
|So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.  
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|And the power of David was raising, and God was with him.
 
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