2 Samuel 2:3
New International Version
David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns.

New Living Translation
and his men and their families all moved to Judah, and they settled in the villages near Hebron.

English Standard Version
And David brought up his men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns of Hebron.

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

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

New King James Version
And David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

New American Standard Bible
And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they settled in the cities of Hebron.

NASB 1995
And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they lived in the cities of Hebron.

NASB 1977
And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they lived in the cities of Hebron.

Legacy Standard Bible
And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they lived in the cities of Hebron.

Amplified Bible
And David brought up his men who were with him, each one with his household; and they lived in the cities of Hebron.

Christian Standard Bible
In addition, David brought the men who were with him, each one with his family, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In addition, David brought the men who were with him, each one with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And David and his men with him went up and the men of his house and they dwelt in Khebruun

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the men that were with him, every one and his family; and they dwelt in the cities of Chebron.

Contemporary English Version
David also told his men and their families to come and live in the villages near Hebron.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the men also that were with him, David brought up every man with his household: and they abode in the towns of Hebron.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David took his men and their families with him, and they settled in the towns around Hebron.

Good News Translation
He also took his men and their families, and they settled in the towns around Hebron.

International Standard Version
David brought his army with him, each soldier accompanied by his household, and they settled in the cities of Hebron.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

Literal Standard Version
and David has brought up his men who [are] with him—a man and his household—and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.

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

New American Bible
David also brought up his men with their families, and they dwelt in the towns of Hebron.

NET Bible
David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities of Hebron.

New Revised Standard Version
David brought up the men who were with him, every one with his household; and they settled in the towns of Hebron.

New Heart English Bible
and the men who were with him, everyone with his household. And they lived in Hebron.

Webster's Bible Translation
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

World English Bible
David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.

Young's Literal Translation
and his men who are with him hath David brought up -- a man and his household -- and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.

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Context
David Anointed King of Judah
2So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron. 4Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”…

Cross References
1 Samuel 27:3
David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

1 Samuel 30:9
So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind

1 Chronicles 12:1
Now 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;

1 Chronicles 12:23
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul's kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:


Treasury of Scripture

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

his men

1 Samuel 22:2
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

1 Samuel 27:2,3
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath…

1 Samuel 30:1,9,10
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; …

the cities

Joshua 21:11,12
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it…

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2 Samuel 2
1. David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron
4. where he is made king of Judah
5. He commends them of Jabesh Gilead for their king of Israel
8. Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel
12. A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men.
18. Asahel is slain
25. At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat
32. Asahel's burial














(3) Dwelt in the cities of Hebron.--David's whole force of 600 men, with their families, accompanied him, and made their permanent settlement in the towns of the district to which Hebron gave its name

Verse 3. - They dwelt in the cities of Hebron. Not only had David wives, whom he took with him to Hebron, but many of his warriors were married, and thus they and their households formed a numerous body of people, for whom Hebron could scarcely find accommodation. Moreover they had flocks and herds captured from the Amalekites, for which they needed pasturage. And therefore David dispersed them in the towns and villages of which Hebron was the capital, posting them in such a manner as to render it easy for him to summon them together, while taking care that they did not injure his tribesmen, or dispossess them of their lauds. We may feel sure that he consulted the chief men of Hebron as to these arrangements, and obtained their approval.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
David also
דָוִ֖ד (ḏā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

took
הֶעֱלָ֥ה (he·‘ĕ·lāh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

the men
וַאֲנָשָׁ֧יו (wa·’ă·nā·šāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were with him,
עִמּ֛וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

each
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

with his household,
וּבֵית֑וֹ (ū·ḇê·ṯōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and they settled
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the towns
בְּעָרֵ֥י (bə·‘ā·rê)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 5892: Excitement

near Hebron.
חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ (ḥeḇ·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah


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