1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 11:3
3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the elders | זִקְנֵ֨י | ziq·nê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| came | וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| at Hebron | חֶבְר֔וֹנָה | ḥeḇ·rō·w·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
| David | דָּוִ֥יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| made | וַיִּכְרֹת֩ | way·yiḵ·rōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | בְּרִ֛ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| with them | לָהֶ֨ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| And they anointed | וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּ | way·yim·šə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4886 smear, anoint |
| king | לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ | lə·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| according to the word | כִּדְבַ֥ר | kiḏ·ḇar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| through | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ס | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 16:1 · 1 Samuel 16:12–13 · 2 Samuel 2:4 · 2 Samuel 5:3 · 1 Samuel 16:3 · 1 Samuel 15:28 · 1 Samuel 28:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.