World English Bible
2 Samuel 5:2
“In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 5
1
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
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In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.
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So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.
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David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
About 2 Samuel
David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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