³¹ and Hebron;^(A) and to those in all the other places where he and his men had roamed.

¹¹ The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.^(A)

David Becomes King Over Israel^(A)

5 All the tribes of Israel^(B) came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.^{(C) 2} In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns.^(D) And the Lord said^(E) to you, ‘You will shepherd^(F) my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.^(G)’”

³ When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant^(H) with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed^(I) David king over Israel.

¹¹ He had reigned^(A) forty years over Israel—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.