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David had been anointed as king over Israel

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Israel had anointed David as king" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)

they all went out looking for him

Here "all" is a generalization that means the Philistine army. Alternate translation: "the Philistine army went looking for him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole)