1 Chronicles 11:1-9 - The Anointing Of David As King

¹ And gathered are all Israel unto David to Hebron, saying, 'Lo, thy bone and thy flesh are we; ² even in time past, even in Saul's being king, it is thou who art taking out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah thy God saith to thee: Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art leader over My people Israel.'

³ And all the elders of Israel come in unto the king to Hebron, and David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by the hand of Samuel.

⁴ And David goeth, and all Israel, to Jerusalem -- it is Jebus -- and there the Jebusite, the inhabitants of the land. ⁵ And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, 'Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion -- it is the city of David.

⁶ And David saith, 'Whoever smiteth the Jebusite first doth become head and prince;' and go up first doth Joab son of Zeruiah and becometh head.

⁷ And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, 'City of David;' ⁸ and he buildeth the city round about, from Millo, and unto the circumference, and Joab restoreth the rest of the city. ⁹ And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts is with him.