1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David in Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2 And moreover yesterday and the day before yesterday, when Saul was king, it was thou that led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord thy God hath said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
3 Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king in Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel.
4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, for there the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of that land.
5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not enter here. Nevertheless, David took the fortress of Zion, which is the city of David.
6 And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be head and prince. So Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first and was made the head.
7 And David dwelt in the fortress; therefore, they called it the city of David.