^4 (A)Then the men of Judah came, and there they ^(B)anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, ^(C)“The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.”

^3 (A)Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, ^(B)and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron ^(C)before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.