And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying,[ That] the men of Jabeshgilead[ were they] that buried Saul.
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.And the name of Hebron before[ was] Kirjatharba;[ which Arba was] a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.