"All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, 'We are your bone and flesh. In the past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel. And YAHWEH said to you, 'You shall be the shepherd of MY people and you shall be commander over Israel.' Before YAHWEH, king David made an agreement with the elders of Israel who came to him at Hebron, and they anointed him king of Israel." - 2 Samuel 5:1-3
(This is a great day for David and for Israel. Those from the north acknowledge him as king, and the unity of all Israel is achieved. The tribes in the north were separated from those in the south by the district of Jerusalem, which was in the hands of the Canaanites. David conquers Jerusalem which becomes the capital of this united kingdom.
It is a definitive stage. GOD turns Jerusalem into the visible center of HIS presence among people.)
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