1. 2 Samuel 5:3 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is the covenant that was made at Hebron before the Lord?

2 Samuel 5:3 (ESV)

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.

The covenant refers to some kind of an agreement made between David and the representatives (elders) of the tribes. This contract was made before the Lord, meaning that it was a formal contract and likely involved ratification by members of the priesthood.1 The covenant would have stipulated the rights and obligations of both parties toward one another.2