2 Samuel 5:1-2

New English Translation

David Is Anointed King Over Israel

5 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!^{[a] 2} In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel.^[b] The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”