The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 11:1 Explained

1 Chronicles 11:1

KJV: Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

YLT: And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, 'Lo, thy bone and thy flesh are we;

Darby: And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

ASV: Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then all Israel  gathered  themselves to David  unto Hebron,  saying,  Behold, we [are] thy bone  and thy flesh. 

What does 1 Chronicles 11:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 11

1  David Becomes King over All Israel
4  Jerusalem
10  David's Mighty Men

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 11:1 mean?

And came together all Israel to David at Hebron saying indeed your bone and your flesh we [are]
וַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּ כָֽל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־ דָּוִ֖יד חֶבְר֣וֹנָה לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֛ה עַצְמְךָ֥ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ אֲנָֽחְנוּ

וַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּ  And  came  together 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָבַץ  
Sense: to gather, assemble.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
דָּוִ֖יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
חֶבְר֣וֹנָה  at  Hebron 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: חֶבְרֹון 
Sense: a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar.
לֵאמֹ֑ר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הִנֵּ֛ה  indeed 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
עַצְמְךָ֥  your  bone 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶצֶם 
Sense: bone, essence, substance.
וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖  and  your  flesh 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
אֲנָֽחְנוּ  we  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common plural
Root: אֲנַחְנוּ  
Sense: we (first pers.