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They anointed David king over Israel

To "anoint" is a symbolic act to show that they recognized that God had chosen David as king. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/anoint
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reign
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hebron
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judah
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem