1 Chronicles 11:1-3

New English Translation

David Becomes King

11 All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!^{[a] 2} In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general.^[b] The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’” ³ When all the leaders^[c] of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the Lord’s message that came through Samuel.^[d]