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2 Samuel 5:1-3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Samuel 5:1-3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
David Anointed King of All Israel
5 [a]Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you that led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.
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- 5.1 The two chapters 5–6 represent the climax of David’s career with the establishment of Jerusalem as the political and religious center of Israel.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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