2 Samuel 5:1

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

Cross-references

2 Samuel 2:1 Historical context

2 Samuel 2:1 records David's earlier move to Hebron by God's direction, directly leading to his anointing as king in 5:1.

In 2 Samuel 19:12, David uses the exact phrase 'bone and flesh' to Judah, mirroring the tribes' declaration to him in 5:1 — a powerful kinship appeal.

2 Samuel 3:12 Historical context

In 2 Samuel 3:12, Abner offers to bring all Israel to David, a plan fulfilled when the tribes themselves come in 5:1.

2 Samuel 19:42 has Judah calling David a 'close relative', similar to the 'bone and flesh' kinship in 5:1, now in a dispute over loyalty.

Judges 9:2 Parallel

In Judges 9:2, Abimelech uses the same 'your bone and flesh' claim to kinship, mirroring the tribes' appeal to David.

1 Chronicles 11:1-3 records the same event—all Israel anointing David king at Hebron. A direct parallel account.

1 Chronicles 12:23–40 Historical context

1 Chronicles 12:23-40 details the warriors who came to Hebron to make David king, expanding on this event.

Genesis 2:23 is the first use of 'bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh', the original kinship language the tribes echo for David.

Deuteronomy 17:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 17:15 requires Israel's king to be a fellow Israelite—this command is fulfilled as the tribes recognize David as their bone and flesh.

Genesis 29:14 uses the same 'bone and flesh' idiom for kinship, echoed here by the tribes to David.