Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.

The men of jabesh-gilead

Bible References

The men of judah

2 Samuel 2:11
And it came to pass, that, the number of the days that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
2 Samuel 19:11
And, King David, sent unto Zadok and unto Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak ye unto the elders of Judah, saying, Wherefore should ye be behindhand, in bringing back the king unto his home, - seeing that, the speech of all Israel, hath come unto the king, regarding his home?
Genesis 49:8
Judah, as for thee, thy brethren shall praise thee when thy hand is on the neck of thy foes, - The sons of thy father, shall bow them-selves down to thee:

Anointed

2 Samuel 2:7
Now, therefore, let your hands be made firm, and become ye sons of valour, for your lord Saul is dead, - and, me, moreover have the house of Judah anointed, to be king over them.
2 Samuel 5:3
So all the elders of Israel came unto the king, in Hebron, and King David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, - and they anointed David to be king over Israel.
1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.
1 Chronicles 11:3
Thus came all the elders of Israel unto the king, to Hebron, and David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, - and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh, through Samuel.

The men of jabesh-gilead

1 Samuel 31:11
And, when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him, what the Philistines had done unto Saul,