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The Lord chooses David to be king – 1 Samuel 16:1 – 13
The Lord told Samuel to go to Jesse the Bethlehemite as one of his descendants will be the new king. Samuel travelled to Bethlehem and invited Jesse and his descendants to a sacrifice so the new king could be chosen. Only 7 of Jesse sons were at the sacrifice and the Lord chose none of them to be king. When the youngest of Jesse’s sons, David, came to the sacrifice the Lord chose him to be king.

David Plays the Harp for King Saul – 1 Samuel 16: 14-23
The spirit of the Lord left Saul and an evil spirit continually annoyed King Saul. His servants recommended him to find somebody good at playing the lyre and listen to him. King Saul chose David to play the lyre for him. Whenever David …show more content…

Saul was mad at this as in the same chant it was said Saul had only killed thousands. Saul then attempted to kill David by pinning him up against the wall with a spear but missed. Saul become frightened of David as he had the spirit of the Lord, so he gave him the task of commanding an army a thousand strong. David succussed in his task and all Saul could do was look at him in wonder. After a lot of convincing and a task set by Saul, David agreed to marry Saul’s daughter, Michal.

David becomes king of Judah – 2 Samuel 2: 1 – 7
God told David to go to Hebron and several people followed him. The people of Judah also followed him and he was made king of Judah. When David found the Jabesh-gilead people buried Saul he praised them and asked God to show them steadfast love and faithfulness.

David becomes King of Israel – 2 Samuel 5: 1 – 5
All the tribes of Israel visited David in Hebron and told him that he was really leading Israel while Saul was reigning. They continued on to say the Lord has chosen David to be king of Israel. After this all the elders of Israel came to Hebron and appointed David as

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