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After this, David asked the Lord, "Shall I go and take control of one of the towns of Judah?" "Yes," the Lord answered. "Which one?" David asked. "Hebron," the Lord said.
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So David went to Hebron, taking with him his two wives: Ahinoam, who was from Jezreel, and Abigail, Nabal's widow, who was from Carmel.
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He also took his men and their families, and they settled in the towns around Hebron.
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Then the men of Judah came to Hebron and anointed David as king of Judah.
2 When David heard that the people of Jabesh in Gilead had buried Saul,
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he sent some men there with the message: "May the Lord bless you for showing your loyalty to your king by burying him.
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And now may the Lord be kind and faithful to you. I too will treat you well because of what you have done.
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Be strong and brave! Saul your king is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me as their king."
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The commander of Saul's army, Abner son of Ner, had fled with Saul's son Ishbosheth across the Jordan to Mahanaim.