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