When David was a young boy he used to spend much of his time out in the hills
minding his father’s sheep.
One day a prophet called Samuel came
to David’s father, looking for someone to go with him and become a leader of
the people.
Later, when David was thirty years old, Israel’s leaders met with him at Hebron.
One said,
We are your relatives. Even when Saul was
king, you led our nation in battle.
During the meeting, David made an agreement with the leaders. He asked
the Lord to be their witness.
The leaders took some olive oil.
They poured olive oil on David’s
head to show that he was now the
king of Israel.
David became a great king.
He was thirty years old when he
became king. He ruled over Judah
and later he ruled over both Israel
and Judah.
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