David Anointed King of Israel^(A)

11 All Israel gathered around David at Hebron. “We are your own flesh and blood,” they said. ² “Even in the past when Saul ruled, you were the one who led Israel on its campaigns to war. Yahweh your Elohim has said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, the leader of my people Israel.’”

³ All the leaders of Israel had come to Hebron. David made an agreement with them at Hebron in front of Yahweh. So they anointed David king of Israel, as Yahweh had spoken through Samuel.

⁴ Six sons were born to him in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. He ruled for 33 years in Jerusalem.