So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.(A) In addition, David brought the men who were with him, each one with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.(B) Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.(C) They told David: “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”(D)

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So David went up there with his two wives,(A) Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail,(B) the widow of Nabal of Carmel. David also took the men who were with him,(C) each with his family, and they settled in Hebron(D) and its towns. Then the men of Judah came to Hebron,(E) and there they anointed(F) David king over the tribe of Judah.

When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead(G) who had buried Saul,

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