¹And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. ²Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel. ³And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of Jehovah through Samuel. ⁴And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. ⁵And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David. ⁶And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. ⁷And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David. ⁸And he built the city round about, even from the Millo round about; and Joab renewed the rest of the city. ⁹And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.

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