1. Some time later, David questioned the Lord, "Should I go to one of the towns in Judah?""Yes, go," the Lord told him."Which one should I go to?" David asked."To Hebron," the Lord replied.
2. So David went there, along with his two wives: Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal’s widow, from Carmel.
3. David also took the soldiers who were with him, each with his family, and they lived in the towns around Hebron.
4. Then the people of Judah came to Hebron and anointed David king over the house of Judah.When David was informed that it was the people of Jabesh-gilead who had buried Saul,