2 Samuel 5:3

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David 1made a covenant with them before the LORD at Hebron; then 2they anointed David king over Israel.

2 Samuel 5:3 In-Context

1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and in. And the LORD said to you, 'You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be a ruler over Israel.' "
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the LORD at Hebron; then they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
5 At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Samuel 3:21
  • 2. 1 Samuel 16:13; 2 Samuel 2:4
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