2 Samuel 5

David Anointed as King over All of Israel

1 So all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they said, "Here we are, we are your flesh and blood.*Literally "We are your bone and your flesh"2 For some time,*Literally "Both yesterday and three days before" when Saul was king over us, you were leading Israel in and out.*Literally "you were going out and coming in, Israel." (So Kethib; Qere reads "bringing out and bringing in Israel") Yahweh had said to you, ‘You shall be the shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be the leader over Israel.’ " 3 All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant*Literally "cut a covenant" with them at Hebron in the presence of Yahweh; then they anointed David as king over Israel.