2 Samuel 5:12
Good News Translation
And so David realized that the LORD had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.

New Revised Standard Version
David then perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

Contemporary English Version
David knew that the LORD had made him king of Israel and that he had made him a powerful ruler for the good of his people.

New American Bible
David now knew that the LORD had truly established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David knew that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And David knew that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.

David

2 Samuel 7:16 And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.

1 Chronicles 14:2 And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted over his people Israel.

his people

1 Kings 10:9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, whom thou hast pleased, and who hath set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord hath loved Israel for ever, and hath appointed thee king, to do judgment and justice.

2 Chronicles 2:11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent a letter to Solomon, saying: Because the Lord hath loved his people, therefore he hath made thee king over them.

Esther 4:14 For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father's house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this?

Isaiah 1:25-27 And I will turn my hand to thee, and I will clean purge away thy dross, and I will take away all thy tin. . . .

Daniel 2:30 To me also this secret is revealed, not by any wisdom that I have more than all men alive: but that the interpretation might be made manifest to the king, and thou mightest know the thought of thy mind.

Context
David's Family Grows
12And David knew that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.13And David took more concubines and wives of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were born to David other sons also and daughters:…
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:11
And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for David.

2 Samuel 5:13
And David took more concubines and wives of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were born to David other sons also and daughters:

2 Samuel 5:11
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