25 Samuel proclaimed to the people the rights of kingship.(A) He wrote them on a scroll, which he placed in the presence of the Lord.(B) Then Samuel sent all the people home.

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25 Samuel explained(A) to the people the rights and duties(B) of kingship.(C) He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.

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So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them(A) at Hebron in the Lord’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel.

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

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