2 Samuel 2:4 meaning and explanation
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
2 Samuel 2:4, Berean Standard Bible
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After Saul's death, David had asked the LORD where to go and was directed to Hebron (verses 1 to 3). There the men of Judah anoint him king over their own tribe only, not over all Israel; the northern tribes will follow Saul's son Ish-bosheth (verses 8 to 10).
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