So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, (A)and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron (B)before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and (C)he reigned forty years. (D)At Hebron he reigned over Judah (E)seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:5 Dead Sea Scroll lacks verses 4–5

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