2. "In the past, even when Saul ruled over us, you were the one who led Israel. The Lord your God told you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become a leader over my people Israel.’"
3. So all of Israel’s elders came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them before the Lord. They anointed David to make him king over Israel, just as the Lord had promised through Samuel.
4. Then David and all Israel marched to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites lived.
5. The people who lived in Jebus told David, "You’ll never get in here!"But David captured the mountain fortress of Zion, which became David’s City.
6. David had said, "The first one to kill a Jebusite will become commander in chief!" Joab, Zeruiah’s son, was the first to attack and so became commander in chief.
7. David occupied the fortress, so it was renamed David’s City.
8. He also built up the city on all sides, including its own foundations and the surrounding areas, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
9. David grew increasingly powerful, and the Lord of heavenly forces was with him.
10. These are the commanders of David’s warriors who continued to support him while he was king. Together with all Israel, they made him king, as the Lord had promised Israel.
11. This is the list of David’s warriors:Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was commander of the Thirty. He raised his spear against eight hundred, killing them on a single occasion.
12. Next in command came Eleazar, Dodo’s son the Ahohite, who was one of the three warriors.
13. He was with David at Pas-dammim. The Philistines were gathered there for battle, where part of a field was full of barley. When the people ran away from the Philistines,