1 Chronicles 11:3-5

Easy-to-Read Version

³ All the leaders of Israel came to King David at the town of Hebron. David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord. The leaders anointed David. That made him king over Israel. The Lord had promised through Samuel that this would happen.

David Captures Jerusalem

⁴ David and all the Israelites went to the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem was called Jebus at that time. The people living in that city were named Jebusites. They ⁵ said to David, “You cannot get inside our city.” But David did defeat them. He took over the fortress of Zion, and it became the City of David.