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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/names/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/kt/israel
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reign
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/hebron
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judah
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem