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1 Chronicles 11:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Chronicles 11:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.(A)
Jerusalem Captured
4 David and all Israel marched to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.(B) 5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, now the city of David.
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