1 After this, David asked the Lord, “Shall I go and take control of one of the towns of Judah?”“Yes,” the Lord answered.“Which one?” David asked.“Hebron,” the Lord said.
2 So David went to Hebron, taking with him his two wives: Ahinoam, who was from Jezreel, and Abigail, Nabal's widow, who was from Carmel.
3 He also took his men and their families, and they settled in the towns round Hebron.
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron and anointed David as king of Judah.When David heard that the people of Jabesh in Gilead had buried Saul,