(4) 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.
Our Lord sprang out of Judah. Is it not worthy remark, that this should be the first of all the tribes to acknowledge David as their king? Hebron was appointed by the Lord for David's court: perhaps it might be more considerable than any other in point of bulk, as a province at that time; for it should seem that it had many cities for David's household to dwell in.