# the house of Judah followed David

Obeying David's rule is spoken of as "following" him. AT: "the tribe of Judah obeyed David as their king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# house of Judah

Here "house" is used to mean "tribe."

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/saul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reign]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/hebron]]