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David Is Anointed King of Judah

Later David asked the Lord for advice. David said, “Should I take control[a] of any of the cities of Judah?”

The Lord said to David, “Yes.”

David asked, “Where should I go?”

The Lord answered, “To Hebron.”

So David and his two wives moved to Hebron. (His wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, who had been the wife of Nabal from Carmel.) David also brought his men and their families. All of them made their homes in Hebron and the towns nearby.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:1 take control Literally, “go up against.”

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