2Sa 5:1, 3, 5 | ESV | STEP | Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said , Behold , we are your bone and flesh .

aFor ver. 1-3, see 1 Chr. 11:1-3

bSee Gen. 29:14

c ch. 3:12, 13, 21; [2 Kgs. 11:17]

d Judg. 11:11; 1 Sam. 23:18

e[See ver. 4 above]

f ch. 2:11

2 Samuel 5:1

David Anointed King of Israel

1 Then all the tribes of Israel ^acame to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, ^bwe are your bone and flesh.

2 Samuel 5:3

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, ^cand King David made a covenant with them at Hebron ^dbefore the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.

2 Samuel 5:5

5 ^eAt Hebron he reigned over Judah ^fseven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years. ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll lacks verses 4–5}