1Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
2In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.
3So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.
4Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people of the land, were there.
5And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
6And David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.
7And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.
