¹¹ And the time that David reigned over Israel was ^(A)forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

⁴ six were born to him in Hebron, ^(A)where he reigned for seven years and six months. ^(B)And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

David Anointed King

11 ^(A)Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. ² In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord your God said to you, ^(B)‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” ³ So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, ^(C)according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.