THE BIBLICAL RECORD of the life of David, the greatest king in the history of the nation of Israel, begins with his anointing by the prophet Samuel to be the king of Israel. This was the first of three anointings for David as king of Israel. The other two anointings occurred when he became king at Hebron over part (the tribe of Judah) of Israel (2 Samuel 2:4) and when he became king over all of Israel (2 Samuel 5:3) seven years later. The first anointing, which
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