In biblical times, when a king was crowned in Israel, two acts took place. First, the king was crowned in the temple and presented with something that was called the "testimony" (2 Kings 11:12; 2 Chronicles 23:11). The testimony was probably some sort of document embodying the basic terms of the Lord's covenant with the house of David. As such, it was the legitimization of the king's rule by God. Second, the king was then led to his palace, he ascended his throne, and the beginning of his rule was proclaimed. At this point, messengers were dispatched throughout the land with the joyous cry, "So and so has become king" (cf. 2 Samuel 15:10; 2 Kings 9:13).

 

The coronation of a king was an occasion for great rejoicing among the people, because it meant that God had begun a new course with his…