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So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, (A)and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron (B)before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and (C)he reigned for forty years. (D)At Hebron he reigned over Judah for (E)seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.[a]

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:5 Dead Sea Scroll lacks verses 4-5

When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant(A) with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed(B) David king over Israel.

David was thirty years old(C) when he became king, and he reigned(D) forty(E) years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months,(F) and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.

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