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1 All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
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All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
2 Even when Saul was king, you led us out [to battle] and brought us back. The Lord your God also said to you, 'You will shepherd My people Israel and be ruler over My people Israel.' "
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In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’ ”
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the Lord's presence, and they anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the Lord's word through Samuel.
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When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had promised through Samuel.
4 David and all Israel marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); the Jebusites who inhabited the land were there.
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David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there
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