COMMENTARY

2 Samuel 5:1-5
David is crowned king of Israel at Hebron at age thirty. Among the Hebrews David was always regarded as the ideal king. The promised Messiah was to be a son of David and be a king like David. In the Old Testament the king was an expression of Yahweh's kingship. Christians see David as a type of Christ the King. Like David Jesus was our "bone and flesh" through the Incarnation. Like David as a military leader and conqueror, Jesus had the power over sin, sickness, and death so that he was always the victor. Like David Jesus was a triumphant king. Among the Jews the king was considered a shepherd to lead and protect his sheep. Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd. In this pericope the elders of Israel came to David and crowned him king when he was thirty years ol…