David Is Anointed King Over Israel

5:1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!1 5:2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel.2 The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’ ”

5:3 When all the leaders3 of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them4 in Hebron before the Lord. They designated5 David as king over Israel. 5:4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years. 5:5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem6 he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.