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13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him(A) in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully on David from that day forward.(B) Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

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So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them(A) at Hebron in the Lord’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel.

David was thirty years old when he began his reign;(B) he reigned for forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

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