11:3a So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron,

So all the leaders of Israel gathered in ⌊the town of⌋ Hebron where ⌊the future⌋ king David was.
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So, all the leaders of Israel came to king David. (Easy English Bible)

11:3b where David made a covenant with them before the LORD.

And David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. (Translation for Translators)
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David made an agreement with the leaders in Hebron and asked Yahweh to be their witness.

11:3c And they anointed him king over Israel,

There they anointed David as king over Israel.
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Then they poured oil on David to show that he was king over all Israel. (Easy English Bible)

11:3d according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

It happened just as Yahweh had promised Samuel.
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Yahweh had said ⌊through the prophet⌋ Samuel that this would happen.

11:3c–d (combined/re-ordered)

Then the leaders anointed David king over Israel as Yahweh had promised Samuel.

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