David becomes king over all Israel (2 Samuels’: 1-11)
This is an important passage which presents a condensed account of some
important facts about David. Verses 1 to 5 record that David became king of all
Israel after making a sacred alliance or covenant with the elders or leaders of
the people. The elders anointed him in a religious ceremony, establishing David
as the king elected by God to rule them. His age-thirty years old-and the
length of his reign-forty years-is given.