2 Samuel 5:3-5

5:3 When all the leaders ¹  of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them ²  in Hebron before the Lord. They designated ³  David as king over Israel. 5:4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years. 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.

[5:3]  ¹ tn Heb “elders.”

[5:3]  ² tn Heb “and the king, David, cut for them a covenant.”

[5:3]  ³ tn Heb “anointed.”

[5:5]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.