And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David (A)king over the house of Judah.

When they told David, (B)“It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,”

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(A)At Hebron he reigned over Judah (B)seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:5 Dead Sea Scroll lacks verses 4–5

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