3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 11:3:1 ⧉וַ֠יָּבֹאוּvayavouand they came 1 Chronicles 11:3:2 ⧉כָּל־זִקְנֵ֨יkalzikneall of the elders of 1 Chronicles 11:3:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לyisraelIsrael 1 Chronicles 11:3:4 ⧉אֶל־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙elhamelekhto the king 1 Chronicles 11:3:5 ⧉חֶבְר֔וֹנָהkhevronato Hebron 1 Chronicles 11:3:6 ⧉וַיִּכְרֹת֩vayikhrotand he cut or made 1 Chronicles 11:3:7 ⧉לָהֶ֨םlahemfor them 1 Chronicles 11:3:8 ⧉דָּוִ֥ידdavidDavid 1 Chronicles 11:3:9 ⧉בְּרִ֛יתberita covenant 1 Chronicles 11:3:10 ⧉בְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbekhevronin Hebron 1 Chronicles 11:3:11 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore 1 Chronicles 11:3:12 ⧉יְהוָ֑הyahwehthe LORD 1 Chronicles 11:3:13 ⧉וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvayimshekhuand they anointed 1 Chronicles 11:3:14 ⧉אֶת־דָּוִ֤ידetdavid{direct object} David 1 Chronicles 11:3:15 ⧉לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙lemelekhas king 1 Chronicles 11:3:16 ⧉עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לalyisraelover Israel 1 Chronicles 11:3:17 ⧉כִּדְבַ֥רkidvaraccording to the word of 1 Chronicles 11:3:18 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD 1 Chronicles 11:3:19 ⧉בְּיַד־שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃סbeyadshemuelby the hand of Samuel |
3. Formal Translation Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Kingmaker}, and they anointed David as king over Israel according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Samuel. |
3. Dynamic Translation So Israel’s elders came to the king at Hebron. David made an agreement with them before the LORD, and they anointed David as king over Israel just as the LORD {Yahweh, Promise Keeper} had spoken through Samuel. |