1Ch 11:1 | JFB | STEP | . David Made King. 1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron-- This event happened on the death of Ish-bosheth (see on ). The convention of the estates of the kingdom, the public and solemn homage of the representatives of the people, and the repeated anointing of the new king in their presence and by their direction, seem to have been necessary to the general acknowledgment of the sovereign on the part of the nation (compare ). . He Wins the Castle of Zion from the Jebusites by Joab's Valor.

‏ 1 Chronicles 11:1

CHAPTER 11

1Ch 11:1-3. David Made King.

1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron--This event happened on the death of Ish-bosheth (see on 2Sa 5:1). The convention of the estates of the kingdom, the public and solemn homage of the representatives of the people, and the repeated anointing of the new king in their presence and by their direction, seem to have been necessary to the general acknowledgment of the sovereign on the part of the nation (compare 1Sa 11:15).

1Ch 11:4-9. He Wins the Castle of Zion from the Jebusites by Joab's Valor.