1 Chronicles 11:1–9

^*Then ^aall Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. ²And moreover ^†in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt ^||feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. ³Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, ^baccording to the word of the Lord ^†by 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 hither. Nevertheless David took the ^ccastle of Zion, which is the city of David. ⁶And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first ^dshall be ^†chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. ⁷And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called ^||it the city of David. ⁸And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab ^†repaired the rest of the city. ⁹So David ^†waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.