2 Samuel 2:4

2:4 The men of Judah came and there they anointed David as king over the people 1  of Judah.

David was told, 2  “The people 3  of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.”

2 Samuel 5:5

5:5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem 4  he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

2 Samuel 5:1

David Is Anointed King Over Israel

5:1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood! 5 

2 Samuel 15:19

15:19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you come with us? Go back and stay with the new 6  king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your own country. 7 

1 tn Heb “house.”

2 tn Heb “and they told David.” The subject appears to be indefinite, allowing one to translate the verb as passive with David as subject.

3 tn Heb “men.”

4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

7 tn Heb “look we are your bone and your flesh.”

10 tn The word “new” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation to make it clear that David refers to Absalom, not himself.

11 tn Heb “place.”