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They brought the head of Ishbaal to David in Hebron and said to the king: "This is the head of Ishbaal, son of your enemy Saul, who sought your life. Thus has the LORD this day avenged my lord the king on Saul and his posterity." (2 Samuel 4, 8)
But David replied to Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite: "As the LORD lives, who rescued me from all difficulty, (2 Samuel 4, 9)
So at a command from David, the young men killed them and cut off their hands and feet, hanging them up near the pool in Hebron. But he took the head of Ishbaal and buried it in Abner's grave in Hebron. (2 Samuel 4, 12)
All the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: "Here we are, your bone and your flesh. (2 Samuel 5, 1)
When all the elders of Israel came to David in Hebron, King David made an agreement with them there before the LORD, and they anointed him king of Israel. (2 Samuel 5, 3)
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years: (2 Samuel 5, 4)
Then the king and his men set out for Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the region. David was told, "You cannot enter here: the blind and the lame will drive you away!" which was their way of saying, "David cannot enter here." (2 Samuel 5, 6)
But David did take the stronghold of Zion, which is the City of David. (2 Samuel 5, 7)
On that day David said: "All who wish to attack the Jebusites must strike at them through the water shaft. The lame and the blind shall be the personal enemies of David." That is why it is said, "The blind and the lame shall not enter the palace." (2 Samuel 5, 8)
David then dwelt in the stronghold, which was called the City of David; he built up the area from Millo to the palace. (2 Samuel 5, 9)
David grew steadily more powerful, for the LORD of hosts was with him. (2 Samuel 5, 10)
Hiram, king of Tyre, sent ambassadors to David; he furnished cedar wood, as well as carpenters and masons, who built a palace for David. (2 Samuel 5, 11)
