1 Chronicles 11:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ All the elders of Israel came to see King David at Hebron. There he made a covenant with them in front of the Lord. They anointed David as king over Israel. It happened just as the Lord had promised through Samuel.

David Captures Jerusalem

⁴ David and all the men of Israel marched to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was also called Jebus. The Jebusites who lived there ⁵ said to David, “You won’t get in here.” But David captured the fort of Zion. It became known as the City of David.