2Sa 5:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. King David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord-- (see on ). This formal declaration of the constitution was chiefly made at the commencement of a new dynasty, or at the restoration of the royal family after a usurpation ( ), though circumstances sometimes led to its being renewed on the accession of any new sovereign ( ). It seems to have been accompanied by religious solemnities. . He Takes Zion from the Jebusites.

‏ 2 Samuel 5:3

3. King David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord--(see on 1Sa 10:17). This formal declaration of the constitution was chiefly made at the commencement of a new dynasty, or at the restoration of the royal family after a usurpation (2Ki 11:17), though circumstances sometimes led to its being renewed on the accession of any new sovereign (1Ki 12:4). It seems to have been accompanied by religious solemnities.

2Sa 5:6-12. He Takes Zion from the Jebusites.