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2 Samuel 5:12
2 Samuel 5:12 is verse 12 of 2 Samuel chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
King James Version
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
World English Bible
David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
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2 Samuel 5:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
12 And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
13 After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
14 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
1 Chronicles 14:2And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
1 Kings 10:9Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
2 Chronicles 2:11Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
Esther 4:14For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Isaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
Isaiah 1:26I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
Isaiah 1:27Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.
Daniel 2:30And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.