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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 11:1-5 (NET)

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David Becomes King
11:1 All Israel joined David at Hebron and said , “Look , we are your very flesh and blood ! 11:2 In the past , even when Saul was king , you were Israel’s commanding general. The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel ; you will rule over my people Israel .’” 11:3 When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron , David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord . They anointed David king over Israel , just as the Lord had announced through Samuel .
David Conquers Jerusalem
11:4 David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus ). (The Jebusites , the land’s original inhabitants, lived there .) 11:5 The residents of Jebus said to David , “You cannot invade this place !” But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David ).

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