²² When they had gone up into ^(A)the Negev, ^[a]they came to Hebron where ^(B)Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the ^[b]descendants of ^(C)Anak were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before ^(D)Zoan in Egypt.)

¹³ So Joshua ^(A)blessed him and ^(B)gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. ¹⁴ Therefore, Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite until this day, because he followed the Lord God of Israel fully. ¹⁵ Now the name of Hebron was formerly ^[a]Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. ^(C)Then the land had rest from war.

¹¹ Thus ^(A)they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the ^(B)father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands. ¹² But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

¹³ So ^(C)to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave ^(D)Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and ^(E)Libnah with its pasture lands,

David Made King over Judah

2 Then it came about afterwards that ^(A)David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” So David said, “Where shall I go up?” And He said, “^(B)To Hebron.”