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2 Samuel 5:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Samuel 5:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
David Anointed King of All Israel
5 [a]Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you that led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.’”
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- 5.1 The two chapters 5–6 represent the climax of David’s career with the establishment of Jerusalem as the political and religious center of Israel.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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