My bones and my flesh. —More exactly, bone, as in 2 Samuel 19:13 and 2 Samuel 5:1. Of co…

You [are] my brethren, you [are] my bones and my flesh
Being of the same tribe, and therefore he should deal gently …

God's providence, through the priests' persuasions and Amasa's influence, brought the people to resolve to recall the king. David did not act until…