1 Chronicles 11:1-9 - The Anointing Of David As King
1 And all Israel gathered to David, to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 And also in time past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel. And Jehovah your God said to you, You shall feed My people Israel, and you shall be ruler over My people Israel.
3 And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron. And David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the Word of Jehovah by Samuel.
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were the people of the land. 5 And the people of Jebus said to David, You shall not come in here. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
6 And David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and was chief.
7 And David lived in the stronghold. Therefore they called it the city of David. 8 And he built the city all around, even from Millo all around. And Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9 And David became greater and greater, for Jehovah of Hosts was with him.