You are my brothers, you are my bones and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king? Treasury of Scripture my bones 2 Samuel 5:1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. Genesis 2:23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Judges 9:2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal... Ephesians 5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Context David Restored as King
8Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king does sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent. 9And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom. 10And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak you not a word of bringing the king back? 11And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. 12You are my brothers, you are my bones and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king? 13And say you to Amasa, Are you not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. 14And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word to the king, Return you, and all your servants. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
Douay-Rheims Bible
You are my brethren, you are my bone, and my flesh, why are you the last to bring back the king?
Darby Bible Translation
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; and why will ye be the last to bring back the king?
King James Bible
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
Young's Literal Translation
my brethren ye are, my bone and my flesh ye are, and why are ye last to bring back the king?
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