5:3 When all the leaders 1 of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them 2 in Hebron before the Lord. They designated 3 David as king over Israel. 5:4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.
1 tn Heb “elders.”
2 tn Heb “and the king, David, cut for them a covenant.”
3 tn Heb “anointed.”