“Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the LORD’s word concerning Israel.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.