Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
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Verse 5 is found in chapter 13 of 2 Chronicles. Abijah confronts Jeroboam and delivers a speech defending the Davidic covenant and temple worship. He presents Judah as the people who preserve the established priesthood and sacrifices. His argument interprets the war not merely as a political conflict but as a confrontation related to faithfulness to Jerusalem’s religious order.
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Wisset ihr nicht, daß der HERR, der Gott Israels, hat das Königreich zu Israel David gegeben ewiglich, ihm und seinen Söhnen durch einen Salzbund?
¿No sabéis vosotros, que Jehová Dios de Israel dio el reino a David sobre Israel para siempre, a él y a sus hijos en alianza de sal?
¿No saben que Jehová, Dios de Israel, dio a David el reino sobre Israel para siempre, a él y a sus hijos, mediante un pacto de sal?
Ne devez-vous pas savoir que l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël, a donné pour toujours à David la royauté sur Israël, à lui et à ses fils, par une alliance inviolable?
Non dovete voi sapere che il Signore Iddio d’Israele ha dato a Davide il regno sopra Israele, in perpetuo? a lui, dico, ed a’ suoi figliuoli, per patto inviolabile?
Porventura não vos convém saber que o SENHOR Deus de Israel deu para sempre a Davi a soberania sobre Israel, a ele e a seus filhos, por uma aliança de sal?
耶和華- 以色列 的上帝曾立鹽約,將 以色列 國永遠賜給 大衛 和他的子孫,你們不知道嗎?
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