Discovery Box1 Chronicles 11:3-7 
Context11:3 When all the leaders 1 of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made an agreement 2 with them in Hebron before the Lord. They anointed 3 David king over Israel, just as the Lord had announced through Samuel. 4
11:4 David and the whole Israelite army 5 advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). 6 (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.) 7 11:5 The residents of Jebus said to David, “You cannot invade this place!” But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). 11:6 8 David said, “Whoever attacks 9 the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” 10 So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked 11 first and became commander. 12 11:7 David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.
1 tn Heb “elders.”
2 tn Or “covenant.”
3 tn Or “They poured olive oil on David to designate him as king.”
4 tn Heb “according to the word of the
5 tn Heb “all Israel.”
6 sn Jebus was an older name for the city of Jerusalem (cf. Josh 15:8; Judg 1:21).
map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
7 tn Heb “and there [were] the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land.”
8 sn Verse 6 inserts into the narrative parenthetical information about Joab’s role in the conquest of the city. Verse 7 then picks up where v. 5 left off.
9 tn Or perhaps “strikes down.”
10 tn Heb “head and officer.”
11 tn Heb “went up.”
12 tn Heb “head.”
