13 Then Joshua ^cblessed him, and he gave ^dHebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, ^ebecause he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 ^fNow the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba.¹ (Arba² was the greatest man among the Anakim.) ^gAnd the land had rest from war.

10 ^hAnd Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron ⁱ(now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated ^jSheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

David Anointed King of Judah

1 After this David ^einquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To ^fHebron.” 2 So David went up there, and ^ghis two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3 And David brought up ^hhis men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns of Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David ⁱking over the house of Judah.

When they told David, ^j“It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,”