Series 4 – Samuel and the Kings: Covenant and Kingdom. Lesson 5 – David Becomes King 2 Samuel 5:3 KJV So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. After Saul’s death, David did not rush to seize the throne. He inquired of the LORD and was first made king over Judah in Hebron. For years, the house of Saul and the house of David were in conflict. But in God’s time, the tribes of I