# 2 Samuel 5:3

> So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.

— 2 Samuel 5:3, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Hebron** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/hebron

## When

- c. 1010-1003 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5 gives the length of the reign, not the year. The absolute years come from the chronology of the kings, anchored in 1 Kings 6:1.

## Who ruled

- **David**, king of Israel, 1010-970 BC · Source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5, which gives the length of the reign; the Tel Dan stele, which mentions the "house of David" (the oldest record of the name outside the Bible)

## See also

- 2 Samuel 2:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/2/4
- 1 Samuel 16:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/16/13
- 1 Samuel 23:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/23/18
- Judges 11:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/judges/11/11
- 2 Samuel 3:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/3/21
- 2 Kings 11:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/11/17

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/3
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).