Before the Lord - Abiathar and Zadok the priests were both with David, and the tabernacle and altar may have been at Hebron, though the ark …

Made a league with them. —It would be an anachronism to interpret this as the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, but the …

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron
Which either explains what is meant by the tribes coming to h…

David was anointed king a third time. His advances were gradual, that his faith might be tried, and that he might gain experience. Thus his kingdom…