2Sa 2:3-4, 5:1-3, 1Ch 11:1-3 | ESV | STEP | And David brought up his men who were with him, everyone with his household , and they lived in the towns of Hebron .

2 Samuel 2:3-4

3 And David brought up ^ahis men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns of Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David ^bking over the house of Judah.

When they told David, ^c“It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,”

2 Samuel 5:1-3

David Anointed King of Israel

1 Then all the tribes of Israel ^dcame to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, ^ewe are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, ^fit was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ^g‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, ⁱand King David made a covenant with them at Hebron ^jbefore the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 11:1-3

David Anointed King

1 ^kThen all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord your God said to you, ^l‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, ^maccording to the word of the Lord by Samuel.