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David stands with elders in a solemn courtyard gathering.
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1 Chronicles 11:3

Covenant and anointing

David at Hebron, Zion, and His Mighty Men · 1 Chronicles 11

Story guide: David makes a covenant with Israel’s elders before Yahweh. A separate scene follows their anointing of him as king.

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3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before Yahweh. Then they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.

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