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David was a shepherd for his father's sheep when he was ANOINTED as King as a young boy (1 Samuel 16:11-13+19/1 Samuel 17:15+34/2 Samuel 7:8/Psalm 78:70). Before he actually BECAME king at 30 years old(2 Samuel 6:4), however, he was a musician in King Saul's court(1 Samuel 16:18-23), who wrote music and actually MADE instruments(2 Chronicles 7:6/2 Chronicles 29:26+27/Amos 6:5) and a soldier in Saul's army(1 Samuel 18:5-7).

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He was a shepherd, then became king Saul's personal assistant and musician, and them a warlord mercenary before finally acceding to the throne.

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