What is happening here?
All the tribes of Israel come to Hebron and anoint David king over Israel, recognizing both their kinship and the LORD’s earlier word that David would shepherd the nation. David captures the stronghold of Zion from the Jebusites and establishes Jerusalem as the City of David. His kingdom grows, Hiram of Tyre sends materials and craftsmen, and David twice defeats Philistine armies after inquiring of the LORD.
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