2 Samuel 2:3

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“David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.”

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BSBPD

“David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and his men who <FI>are<Fi> with him hath David brought up--a man and his household--and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 2:3 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 21:11They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
  2. 1 Samuel 22:2And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
  3. 1 Samuel 27:2So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
  4. 1 Samuel 30:1On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
  5. 1 Samuel 30:9So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
  6. 1 Chronicles 12:1Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;

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