2 Samuel 5:2 meaning and explanation
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 5:2, Berean Standard Bible
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The tribes of Israel are speaking to David at Hebron, where they have come to make him king over the whole nation after years of division following Saul's death. They remind him that even while Saul held the throne, David was the one who led Israel's armies out and brought them home.
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