1 Chronicles 11:1

David Anointed King of All Israel

1 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. ¹

1 Chronicles 11:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 11:2

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1 Chronicles 11:1 In-Context

1 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

2 Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

4 Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.

5 The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

Cross References

• 1. (2 Samuel 5:1–5)