2 Samuel 5:1-3

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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. ²In 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.’” ³So 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.

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