Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Anointed David king - He was anointed before by Samuel, by which he acquired jus AD regnum , a right To the kingdom; by the present anointing he had jus in regno , authority Over the kingdom. The other parts of the kingdom were, as yet, attached to the family of Saul.
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