After this, all the tribes of Israel rallied to David at Hebron; We are kith and kin of thine, they said.
It is not so long since Israel marched under thy orders, when Saul was still reigning; and the Lord has promised thee that thou shouldst be its shepherd and its captain.
And so the elders of Israel went to his court at Hebron; and there, at Hebron, in the Lord’s presence, David made a covenant with them, and they anointed him king of Israel.
-2 Samuel/Kings 5:1-3 (Knox Bible)
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