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.(A)

David’s Capture of Jerusalem

David(B) and all Israel marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); the Jebusites who inhabited the land were there.(C) The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.

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