2 Samuel 2:1

David is Anointed King

2:1 Afterward David inquired of the Lord, “Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The Lord told him, “Go up.” David asked, “Where should I go?” The Lord replied, ¹  “To Hebron.”

2 Samuel 2:11

2:11 David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years. ² 

¹ tn Heb “he said.” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “And the number of the days in which David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.”