David Becomes King^(A)

11 Then the people of Israel ·came to [gathered before; joined] David at the town of Hebron and said, “Look, we are your own ·family [^Lbone and flesh]. ² In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel ·in battle [^Lout and brought it in]. The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will be the shepherd for my people Israel. You will be their leader.’”

³ So all the elders of Israel came to King David at Hebron. He made an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] with them in Hebron ·in the presence of [before] the Lord. Then they ·poured oil on [anointed] David to make him king over Israel. ·The Lord had promised through Samuel that this would happen [This was according to the word of the Lord through Samuel].

David Is Made King of Israel^(A)

5 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said to him, “Look, we are your own ·family [flesh and blood; ^Lbone and flesh]. ² ·Even [In the past] when Saul was [^Lour] king, you were the one who led Israel ·in battle [^Lout and in]. The Lord said to you, ‘You will be a shepherd for my people Israel. You will be their ·leader [ruler].’”

³ So all the elders of Israel came to King David at Hebron, and he ·made [^Lcut] an ·agreement [treaty; covenant] with them in Hebron in the presence of the Lord. Then they ·poured oil on [anointed] David to make him king ·over [of] Israel.

David Captures Jerusalem^(B)

⁴ David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ·ruled [reigned] forty years. ⁵ He was king over Judah ·in [at; from] Hebron for seven years and six months, and he was king over all Israel and Judah ·in [at; from] Jerusalem for thirty-three years.