City where David was anointed King and ruled Judah for seven and a half years

• A. Hebron
• B. Jerusalem
• C. Bethlehem
• D. Gibeon

Answer: (A)

This question focuses on where David began his kingship over Judah. After Saul’s death, the elders of Judah came to Hebron and anointed David king over the house of Judah, starting a reign in that southern territory lasting about seven years and six months. This period is distinct from the later unification of Israel under David, which happened after Ish-bosheth’s rule and involved moving the capital to Jerusalem. Bethlehem is where Samuel privately anointed David as a future king in his youth, not the king over Judah, and Gibeon is tied to other events in David’s life. So, Hebron is the city where David’s seven-and-a-half-year kingship over Judah began.