Knox:
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.
NAB:
In those days, all the tribes of Israel came to
David in Hebron and said: "Here we
are, your bone and your flesh. In days past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led the Israelites out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, 'You shall
shepherd my people Israel and shall be
commander of Israel.'" When all the elders of Israel came to David in Hebron, King David made an agreement with them there before the LORD, and they anointed him king of Israel.
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