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So all the elders of Israel approached the king at Hebron, where David entered into a covenant in[a] the presence of the Lord. Then they anointed David to be king over Israel, just as the Lord had sent word through[b] Samuel.

David Captures Jerusalem

Later, David and all of Israel marched to Jerusalem (then known as Jebus, where the Jebusites lived when they inhabited the land). The inhabitants of Jebus told David, “You’re not coming in here!” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, now known as the City of David.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:3 Lit. covenant—that is, at Hebron—in
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:3 Lit. word by the hand of