1 Chronicles 11:1–9

David Made King Over All Israel

11Then ^aall Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. ²Also, in time past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord your ^bGod said to you, ‘You shall ^cshepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over My people Israel.’ ” ³Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And ^dthey anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord ¹by ^eSamuel.

The City of David

⁴And David and all Israel ^fwent to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, ^gwhere the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. ⁵But the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). ⁶Now David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be ²chief and captain.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief. ⁷Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it ³the City of David. ⁸And he built the city around it, from ⁴the Millo to the surrounding area. Joab ⁵repaired the rest of the city. ⁹So David ^hwent on and became great, and the Lord of hosts was with ⁱhim.