So David went up there, and (A)his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the [a]widow of Nabal the Carmelite. And (B)David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they settled in the cities of Hebron. Then the men of Judah came, and there they (C)anointed David king over the house of Judah.

And they told David, saying, “It was (D)the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:2 Lit wife

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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