² In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns.^(A) And the Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd^(B) my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.^(C)’”

³ When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed^(D) David king over Israel, as the Lord had promised through Samuel.

David Conquers Jerusalem^(E)

⁴ David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites^(F) who lived there