David Hebrew: דָּוִד, Standard Dawid Tiberian Dāwîḏ, Arabic: داوود or داود, Dāwūd, "beloved"), was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Tiberian Hebrew is an extinct (yet very well documented Oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Tanakh, that was Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The United Monarchy ( United Kingdom of Israel and Judah) refers to a period in the traditional account of the History of ancient Israel and Judah lasting The term Hebrew Bible is a generic reference to those books of the Bible originally written in Biblical Hebrew (and the related Biblical Aramaic In Western Christianity, the Old Testament refers to the books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. He is depicted as a righteous king—although not without fault—as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet (he is traditionally credited with the authorship of many of the Psalms). Psalms ( Hebrew: Tehilim, תהילים, or "praises" is a book of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) included The biblical chronology places his life c. 1037 - 967 BCE, his reign over Judah c. Events and trends 967 BC — Tiglath-Pileser II becomes King of Assyria. 1007 - 1000 BCE, and over Judah and Israel c. 1000 - 967 BCE. ^[1] There is little in the archaeological record to substantiate the bible's detailed narrative, but his story, as recorded in the books of Samuel (from I Samuel 16 onwards) and Chronicles, have been of central importance to Jewish and Christian culture. The Books of Samuel ( Hebrew: Sefer Sh'muel ספר שמואל are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism 's Hebrew Bible) and also of The Books of Chronicles ( Hebrew Divrei Hayyamim, דברי הימים Greek Paraleipomêna) are part of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena above all it is the Culture of secular communities of Jewish people but it can also include Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings

The biblical account of David

This section summarizes only a few major episodes from David's life, chosen on the basis of their fame and/or importance in later Christian and Jewish culture. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings ^[2]

David is chosen

God withdraws his favor from King Saul and sends the prophet Samuel to Jesse, "for I have provided for myself a king among his sons. Saul (שאול המלך (or Sha'ul) ( Arabic: طالوت,Tālūt ( (reigned 1047 - 1007 BCE is identified in the Books of Samuel, 1 Chronicles Jesse or Yishai ( meaning "God's gift" is the father of the Biblical David mentioned in the Books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. " The choice falls upon David, the youngest son, who is guarding his father's sheep: "He was ruddy, and fine in appearance with handsome features. And the Lord said [to Samuel], 'Anoint him; for this is he. To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil milk water melted butter or other substances a process employed ritually by many religions and races '"

David plays the lyre before Saul

Saul is tormented by an evil spirit. His servants suggest he send for David, "skillful in playing [the harp], a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence; and the LORD is with him. The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. " So David enters Saul's service, and finds favour in his sight, "and whenever the evil spirit was upon Saul, David took the harp and played it with his hand; so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. " (1 Samuel 16:14-23)

David and Goliath

The Israelites are facing the army of the Philistines. See also History of ancient Israel and Judah According to the Bible, the Israelites were the dominant group living in the Land of Israel. The Philistines ( Hebrew פלשתים plishtim) (see "other uses" below were a people who inhabited the southern coast of Canaan, David, the youngest of the sons of Jesse, brings food to his brothers who are with Saul. He hears the Philistine champion, the giant Goliath, challenge the Israelites to send their own champion to decide the outcome in single combat, and insists that he can defeat Goliath. Goliath ( גָּלְיָת, Standard Hebrew Golyat, Tiberian Hebrew Golyāṯ, Arabic: جالوت Jalut (Muslim Saul sends for him, and reluctantly allows him to make the attempt. David is indeed victorious, felling Goliath with a stone from his sling, at which the Philistines flee in terror and the Israelites win a great victory. A sling is a projectile Weapon typically used to throw a blunt Projectile such as a stone David brings the head of Goliath to Saul, who asks him whose son he is, and David replies, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite". ^[3]

The enmity of Saul

Saul makes David a commander over his armies and gives him his daughter Michal in marriage. Michal (מיכל was a daughter of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible, who loved and married David, who became king of the Israelite nation David is successful in many battles, and the women say, "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands. " David's popularity awakens Saul's fears - "What more can he have but the kingdom?" - and by various stratagems the king seeks David's death. But the plots of the jealous king all proved futile, and only endear the young hero the more to the people, and especially to Saul's son Jonathan, one of those who love David. David and Jonathan is also the name adopted by recording duo Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. Warned by Jonathan of Saul's intention to kill him, David flees into the wilderness. ^[4]

David in the wilderness

In the wilderness David gathers a band of followers and becomes the champion of the oppressed while evading the pursuit of Saul. He accepts Ziklag as a fief from the Philistine king Achish of Gath, but continues to secretly champion the Israelites. Ziklag is the Biblical name of a town that was located in the Negev region in the south of what was the Kingdom of Judah. Achish is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for two Philistine rulers of Gath. Achish marches against Saul, but David is excused from the war on the accusation of the Philistine nobles that his loyalty to their cause cannot be trusted.

David is made king

Saul and Jonathan are killed in a battle with the Philistines and David mourns their death. ^[5] Then David goes up to Hebron, where he is anointed (messiah) king over Judah; in the north, Saul's son Ish-Bosheth is king over the tribes of Israel. Hebron ( al-Ḫalīl or al-Khalīl, Standard Hebrew: Ḥevron Tiberian Hebrew: Ḥeḇrôn is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south This article is about the concept of a Messiah in religion notably in the Christian Islamic and Jewish traditions Ish-bosheth ( Standard: Ishbóshet Tiberian: ʼΚbṓšeṯ also called Eshbaal ( Standard Eshbáʻal Tiberian ʼEšbáʻal Ashbaal The Kingdom of Israel ( ( KJV Israel in Samaria) was one of the successor states to the older United Monarchy (also often called the 'Kingdom of Israel' ^[6] War ensues between Ish-Bosheth and David, and Ish-Bosheth is assassinated. The assassins bring forward the head of Ish-Bosheth to David hoping for reward, but David executes them for their crime against their king. ^[7] Yet with the death of the son of Saul, the elders of Israel come to Hebron, and David is anointed King of Israel and Judah. Upon these events he is 30 years old. ^[8]

King David

David conquers the Jebusite fortress of Jerusalem and makes it his capital, "and Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house. According to the Hebrew Bible, the Jebusites ( were a Canaanite tribe who inhabited the region around Jerusalem prior to its capture by King David Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the " ^[8] David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, intending to build a temple. The Ark of the Covenant (אָרוֹן הָבְרִית ʔārōn hāb’rīθ, Modern aron habrit) is described in the Bible as a sacred container wherein ^[9] God, speaking to the prophet Nathan, forbids it, saying the temple must wait for a future generation. For other Biblical people with this name see Nathan (given name. But God makes a covenant with David, promising that he will establish the house of David eternally: "Your throne shall be established forever. "^[10] Then David establishes a mighty empire, conquering Zobah and Aram (modern Syria), Edom and Moab (roughly modern Jordan), the lands of the Philistines, and much more. Zobah or Aram-Zobah (Hebrew ארם צובא or ארם צובה was the capital of an early Aramean state in southern Syria, at one time of considerable Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Moab (; Greek Μωάβ; Arabic مؤاب, Assyrian Mu'aba, Ma'ba, Ma'ab; Egyptian Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern ^[11]

Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite

David lies with "the wife of Uriah the Hittite", and Bathsheba becomes pregnant. Uriah the Hittite (Hebrew אוריה החתי was a soldier in King David ’s army mentioned in the Hebrew Bible David sends for Uriah, who is with the Israelite army at the siege of Rabbah, that he might lie with her and so conceal the identity of the child's father, Uriah refuses to do so while his companions are in the field of battle. Rabbah - (Rab'bath great. (1 "Rabbath of the children of Ammon" thechief city of the Ammonites among the eastern hills some 20miles east of the Jordan David then sends Uriah back to Joab, the commander, with a message instructing him to abandon Uriah on the battlefield, "that he may be struck down, and die. Yoav redirects here For the musician see Yoav (musician. Joab ( יוֹאָב " The LORD is father" Standard " And so David marries Bathsheba and she bears his child, "but the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. "^[12]

The prophet Nathan speaks out against David's sin, saying: "Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife. " And although David repents, God "struck the child . . . and it became sick . . . [And] on the seventh day the child died. " David then leaves his lamentations, dresses himself, and eats. His servants ask why he lamented when the baby was alive, but leaves off when it is dead, and David replies: "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, who knows whether the LORD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me. "^[13]

Absalom

David’s beloved son Absalom rebels against his father. Absalom or Avshalom (אַבְשָלוֹם "Father/Leader of/is peace" or "Salem is my Father" Standard Hebrew Avšalom The armies of Absalom and David come to battle in the Wood of Ephraim, and Absalom is caught by his hair in the branches of an oak. Wood of Ephraim - a forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was killed there (2 Sam David’s general Joab kills him as he hangs there. When the news of the victory is brought to David he does not rejoice, but is instead shaken with grief: “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

The Psalms of David

David is described as the author of the majority of the Psalms. Psalms ( Hebrew: Tehilim, תהילים, or "praises" is a book of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) included One of the most famous is Psalm 51, traditionally said to have been composed by David after Nathan upbraided him over Bathsheba and Uriah. Perhaps the best-known is Psalm 23:

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. The theme of the 23rd Psalm ( Greek numbering Psalm 22) in the Bible casts God in the role of protector and provider

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul:

he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;

thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

thou anointest my head with oil;

my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. "

Reign of David

"Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. Then he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead". King Solomon ( Ge'ez: ስለሞን Arabic: ar سليمان, Sulayman, all from the Triliteral root S-L-M, "peace" ^[14]

David in later Abrahamic tradition

David in Judaism

David's reign represents the formation of a coherent Jewish kingdom centered in Jerusalem and the institution of an eternal royal dynasty; the failure of this "eternal" Davidic dynasty after some four centuries led to the later elaboration of the concept of the Messiah, at first a human descendant of David who would occupy the throne of a restored kingdom, later an apocalyptic figure who would usher in the end of time. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the This article is about the concept of a Messiah in religion notably in the Christian Islamic and Jewish traditions

In modern Judaism David's descent from a convert (Ruth) is taken as proof of the importance of converts within Judaism. This article is about the ancient Hebrew religious text For the 20th-century English-language novel see The Book of Ruth (novel The Book of Ruth David is also viewed as a tragic figure; his acquisition of Bathsheba, and the loss of his son are viewed as his central tragedies.

Many legends have grown around the figure of David. According to one Rabbinic tradition, David was raised as the illegitimate son of his father Jesse and spent his early years herding his father's sheep in the wilderness while his brothers were in school. Only at his anointing by Samuel - when the oil from Samuel's flask turned to diamonds and pearls - was David's true identity as Jesse's legal son revealed. David's piety was said to be so great that his prayers could bring down things from Heaven. His adultery with Bathsheba was only an opportunity to demonstrate the power of repentance and some Talmudic authors stated that it was not adultery at all, quoting a supposed Jewish practice of divorce on the eve of battle to prevent the wives of the missing-in-action from becoming agunot. The Talmud ( Hebrew: he תַּלְמוּד is a record of Rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history Aguna ( Hebrew: עגונה, plural agunot; literally 'anchored or chained' is a halachic term for a Jewish woman who is "chained" Furthermore, according to David's apologists, the death of Uriah was not to be considered murder, on the basis that Uriah had committed a capital offence by refusing to obey a direct command from the King. ^[15]

According to midrashim^[16], Adam gave up 70 years of his life for the life of David. Midrash ( Hebrew: מדרש plural midrashim, lit "to repeat" is a Hebrew term referring to the not exact but comparative ( homiletic Also, according to the Talmud Yerushalmi, David was born and died on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks). Shavuot (or Shavuos, in Ashkenazi usage Hebrew: שבועות, lit

David in Christianity

Originally an earthly king ruling by divine appointment ("the anointed one", as the title Messiah had it), the "son of David" became in the last two pre-Christian centuries the apocalyptic and heavenly "son of God" who would deliver Israel and usher in a new kingdom. This article is about the concept of a Messiah in religion notably in the Christian Islamic and Jewish traditions This was the background to the concept of Messiahship in early Christianity, which interpreted the career of Jesus "by means of the titles and functions assigned to David in the mysticism of the Zion cult, in which he served as priest-king and in which he was the mediator between God and man. "^[17]

Christians have traditionally believed that the Old Testament prophecies foretold that the Messiah would be a descendant of David, and the Gospels of Matthew and Luke therefore trace Jesus' lineage to David in fulfillment of this requirement. Bible prophecy, or " biblical prophecy " is the belief in prophecies in the Bible. The Gospel of Matthew (Gk Κατά Ματθαίον Ευαγγέλιον is one of the four Canonical gospels in the New Testament and is a Synoptic gospel The Gospel of Luke (Gk Κατά Λουκάν Ευαγγέλιον) is a synoptic Gospel, and is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)

"Incidents in the life of David [foreshadowed] the life of Christ; Bethlehem is the birthplace of both; the shepherd life of David points out Christ, the Good Shepherd; the five stones chosen to slay Goliath are typical of the five wounds; the betrayal by his trusted counsellor, Achitophel, and the passage over the Cedron remind us of Christ's Sacred Passion. Bethlehem ( بيت لحم,, lit "House of Meat" Βηθλεέμ Bethleém בית לחם Beit Lehem, lit "House of Bread" is a The Good Shepherd is a Pericope found in in which Jesus is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep Typology is a theological doctrine of theory of types and their antitypes found in Scripture. The Five Holy Wounds or Five Sacred Wounds of Christ were the five piercing wounds inflicted upon Jesus during His Crucifixion: Two of them See Absalom and Achitophel for the political Allegory about the Duke of Monmouth by John Dryden. The Kidron Valley (נחל קדרון Naḥal Qidron; also Qidron Valley; وادي الجز Wadi al-Joz) is valley on the eastern side of The Old This article describes the Christian Passion For other meanings see Passion. Many of the Davidic Psalms, as we learn from the New Testament, are clearly typical of the future Messias. Typology is a theological doctrine of theory of types and their antitypes found in Scripture. This article is about the concept of a Messiah in religion notably in the Christian Islamic and Jewish traditions "^[18]

In the Middle Ages, "Charlemagne thought of himself, and was viewed by his court scholars, as a 'new David'. Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his [This was] not in itself a new idea, but [one whose] content and significance were greatly enlarged by him. "^[19] Charlemagne's iconographic linking of David to earthly kingship was reflected in later Medieval cathedral windows all over Europe thnrough the device of the Tree of Jesse its branches demonstrating how divine kingship descended from Jesse, through his son David, to Jesus. The Tree of Jesse refers to a passage in the Biblical Book of Isaiah which describes metaphorically the descent of the Messiah and is accepted by Christians as pertaining

Western Rite churches (Roman Catholic, Lutheran) celebrate his feast day on 29 December, Eastern-rite on 19 December. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II ^[20] The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates the feast day of the "Holy Righteous Prophet and King David" on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (two Sundays before the Great Feast of the Nativity of the Lord), when he is commemorated together with other ancestors of Jesus. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints The feast of the Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter is the greatest of the feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The genealogy of Jesus through Joseph is given by two passages from the Gospels, Matthew and Luke. He is also commemorated on the Sunday after the Nativity, together with Joseph and James, the Brother of the Lord. Joseph "of the House of David " ( Hebrew יוֹסֵף also known as Saint Joseph, Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth Saint James the Just ( Hebrew: יעקב or Jacob ( Greek Iάκωβος (died 62AD also known as James of Jerusalem, James Adelphotheos

David in Latter Day Saint Doctrine

The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cites David as one directed by God to practice polygamy, but who sinned in committing adultery with Bathsheba and having Uriah killed:

"Verily, thus saith the LORD . The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and . . David’s wives and concubines were given unto him of me, by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the prophets who had the keys of this power; and in none of these things did he sin against me save in the case of Uriah and his wife; and, therefore he hath fallen from his exaltation. "^[21]

This clarifies the LDS doctrine that polygamy is only allowed as directed by the Lord, otherwise it is a grievous sin. ^[22] The Church forbade polygamy in 1890, citing a revelation given to Wilford Woodruff at that time. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilford Woodruff ( March 1, 1807 &ndash September 2, 1898) was the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ^[23]

David in Islam

David, known in the Islamic tradition as Dawood (Dāwūd), is one of the prophets of Islam, to whom the Zabur (Psalms) were revealed by God (Allah). For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Muslims regard as Prophets of Islam ( Arabic: نبي) those non-divine humans chosen by Allah as Prophets Zabur ( زبور) is the holy book of the Sebo'un ( Arabic:صابؤون Greek:Σεβομενοι and according to Islam, one of the Psalms ( Hebrew: Tehilim, תהילים, or "praises" is a book of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) included God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Allah ( Arabic: الله, ʔalˤːɑːh) is the standard Arabic word for ' Some Muslims reject the Biblical portrayal of David as an adulterer and murderer (in association with the story of Uriah and Bathsheba). A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba (בת שבע Bat Sheva) was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the The rejection is based on the concept of ismah, or the infallibility of the prophets. See also The Fourteen Infallibles Ismah (also esmat in Arabic: عِصْمَة) is the concept of Infallibility The concept is often associated with the Shi'a branch of Islam. See article: Shia Islam

According to some Islamic narrations David was not from Judah but was from Levi and Aron ^[24]

Goliath appears in the Qur'an as Jalut; and like in Judaism, Jalut's slayer is Dawood. This article discusses the Biblical patriarch See Levi Strauss for the inventor of jeans Levites for the Biblical tribe or Matthew the Evangelist Goliath ( גָּלְיָת, Standard Hebrew Golyat, Tiberian Hebrew Golyāṯ, Arabic: جالوت Jalut (Muslim Goliath ( גָּלְיָת, Standard Hebrew Golyat, Tiberian Hebrew Golyāṯ, Arabic: جالوت Jalut (Muslim In surah al-Baqarah, ayah 251 says: "And Dawood slew Jalut, and Allah gave him kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of what He pleased. Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Sura Al-Baqara ( سورة البقرة, Sūratu al-Baqarah, "The Cow" is the second and the longest Sura (chapter of the Ayah (ar آية, plural Ayat ar آيات) is the Arabic word for sign or Miracle, cognate with Hebrew ot, "(Transl. Shakir) Dawood was in Taloot's (Saul's) army. Mohammed Habib Shakir, (1866 Cairo &ndash1939 Cairo (محمد حبيب شاكر was an Egyptian Judge, born in Cairo and a graduate from Al Azhar Saul (שאול המלך (or Sha'ul) ( Arabic: طالوت,Tālūt ( (reigned 1047 - 1007 BCE is identified in the Books of Samuel, 1 Chronicles

Historicity of David

See The Bible and history and dating the Bible for a more complete description of the general issues surrounding the Bible as a historical source. The historicity of the Bible addresses in what ways the Bible is historically accurate the extent to which it can be used as a historic source and what qualifications should The Bible is a compilation of various texts or " books " of different ages used in the Jewish and Christian religions

Archaeology

An inscription found at Tel Dan and dated c. The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. The Tel Dan Stele is a black Basalt Stele erected by an Aramaean king in northernmost Israel, containing an Aramaic inscription to 850-835 BCE has been interpreted as containing the phrase 'House of David'; the Mesha Stele from Moab, and from a similar time, may contain the same phrase; and Kenneth Kitchen has proposed that an inscription of c. The Mesha Stele (popularized in the 19th century as the "Moabite Stone") is a black Basalt stone bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (born 1932 is Personal and Brunner Professor Emeritus of Egyptology and Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Archaeology, Classics and 945 BCE by the Egyptian Pharaoh Shoshenq I mentions "the highlands of David," but this has been questioned. Hedjkheperre Setepenre Shoshenq I ( Egyptian ššnq) also known as Shishak, Sheshonk or Sheshonq I (for discussion of the spelling ^[25] "If the reading of ביתדוד [House of David] on the Tel Dan stele is correct, . . . then we have solid evidence that a 9th-century Aramean king considered the founder of the Judean dynasty to be somebody named דוד" (David). ^[26]

The Bronze and Iron Age remains of the City of David^[27] were investigated extensively in the 1970s and 1980s under the direction of Yigael Shiloh of Hebrew University, but failed to discover significant evidence of occupation during the 10th century BCE ^[28] In 2005 Eilat Mazar found a Large_Stone_Structure which she dated to the 10th century BC and claimed was David's Palace^[29], but her dating and her suggestion are disputed. The City of David, also known as the Ophel (העופל perhaps meaning "fortified hill" is the name of the narrow Promontory beyond the southern The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים الجامعة العبرية في القدس abbreviated HUJI) is Eilat Mazar ( אילת מזר; born September 10 1956) is a third-generation Israeli Archaeologist, specializing in Jerusalem The Large Stone Structure is the name given to the remains of a large public building in the City of David neighborhood of central Jerusalem, south of the Old Elsewhere in the territory of biblical Judah and Israel, no royal inscriptions exist from the 10th century BCE, nor evidence of a royal bureaucracy (the equivalents of the LMLK seal^[30] attached to oil jars associated with the Judean royal bureaucracy of the late 8th century BCE), nor the inscribed potshards which would provide evidence of widespread literacy. LMLK seals were stamped on the handles of large storage jars mostly in and around Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah (circa 700 BC based on several complete However a seal of 6th century BC, was found in 2008, it contains the name of one of the families who acted as servants in the First Temple (built by David's son: King Solomon)^[31]. King Solomon ( Ge'ez: ስለሞን Arabic: ar سليمان, Sulayman, all from the Triliteral root S-L-M, "peace" Surveys of surface finds aimed at tracing settlement patterns and population changes have shown that between the 16th and 8th centuries BCE, a period which includes the biblical kingdoms of David and Solomon, the entire population of the hill country of Judah was no more than about 5,000 persons, most of them wandering pastoralists, with the entire urbanised area consisting of about twenty small villages. ^[32]

While the Tel Dan stele is largely accepted as supporting the historical existence of a Judean royal dynasty tracing its descent from an individual named David ^[33], the interpretation of the archeological evidence on the extent and nature of Judah and Jerusalem in the 10th century BCE is a matter of fierce debate. On one hand is the view of Israel Finkelstein and Ze'ev Herzog of Tel Aviv University. Israel Finkelstein is an Israeli archaeologist and academic. He is currently the Jacob M Ze’ev Herzog (born 1941 is an Israeli Archeologist, professor of archaeology at The Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU אוניברסיטת תל־אביב את"א is Israel 's largest on-site University, located in Tel Aviv. Finkelstein says in his The Bible Unearthed (2001): "[O]n the basis of archaeological surveys, Judah remained relatively empty of permanent population, quite isolated and very marginal right up to and past the presumed time of David and Solomon, with no major urban centers and with no pronounced hierarchy of hamlets, villages and towns. The Bible Unearthed, subtitled Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts is a 2001 book about the archaeology of ancient "^[34] According to Ze'ev Herzog "the united monarchy of David and Solomon, which is described by the Bible as a regional power, was at most a small tribal kingdom". Ze’ev Herzog (born 1941 is an Israeli Archeologist, professor of archaeology at The Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University ^[35]On the other is William Dever, in his What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It?, holds that the archaeological and anthropological evidence supports the broad biblical account of a Judean state in the 10th century BCE. William G Dever is an American Archaeologist, specialising in the history of Israel and the Near East in Biblical times who was Professor of Near Eastern What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did the Know It? is a book by biblical scholar and archaeologist William G ^[36]

The Bible and David's Reign

The biblical evidence for David comes from three sources: the Psalms, the book of Samuel (two books in the Christian tradition), and the book of Chronicles (also two books in the Christian tradition). Psalms ( Hebrew: Tehilim, תהילים, or "praises" is a book of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) included The Books of Samuel ( Hebrew: Sefer Sh'muel ספר שמואל are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism 's Hebrew Bible) and also of The Books of Chronicles ( Hebrew Divrei Hayyamim, דברי הימים Greek Paraleipomêna) are part of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish Of these, the Psalms need to be treated with great scepticism: although almost half of them are headed "A Psalm of David", the headings are later additions, and the Hebrew preposition translated in English as "of" can also be translated as "for". "No psalm can be attributed to David with certainty, and aside from the headings, they contain no information about David's life that is useful for historical reconstruction. "^[37] Chronicles retells Samuel from a different theological vantage point, but contains little if any information not available in Samuel. The biblical evidence for David is therefore dependent almost exclusively on the material contained in the chapters from 1 Samuel 16 to 1 Kings 2.

The question of David's historicity therefore becomes the question of the date, textual integrity, authorship and reliability of 1st and 2nd Samuel. Since Martin Noth put forward his analysis of the Deuteronomistic History biblical scholars have accepted that these two books form part of a continuous history of Israel, compiled no earlier than the late 7th century BCE, but incorporating earlier works and fragments. Martin Noth ( August 3, 1902 – May 30, 1968) was a German scholar of the Hebrew Bible who specialized in the pre-Exilic The Deuteronomist (D is one of the sources of the Torah postulated by the Documentary Hypothesis Samuel's account of David "seems to have undergone two separate acts of editorial slanting. The original writers show a strong bias against Saul, and in favour of David and Solomon. Many years later, the Deuteronomists edited the material in a manner that conveyed their religious message, inserting reports and anecdotes that strengthened their monotheistic doctrine. Some of the materials in Samuel I and II , notably the lists of officers, officials, and districts are believed to be very early, possibly even dating to the time of David or Solomon. These documents were probably in the hands of the Deuteronomists when they started to compile the material three centuries later. "^[38]

Beyond this, the full range of possible interpretations is available, from the "maximalist" position of the late John Bright, whose "History of Israel", dating largely from the 1950s, takes Samuel at face value, to the recent "minimalist" scholars such Thomas L. Thompson, who measures Samuel against the archaeological evidence and concludes that "an independent history of Judea during the Iron I and Iron II periods [i. John Bright ( 16 November 1811 &ndash 27 March 1889) Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal Thomas L Thompson (born Jan 7, 1939 in Detroit Michigan) is a biblical theologian who lives in Denmark and is now a Danish citizen e. , the period of David] has little room for historicizing readings of the stories of I-II Samuel and I Kings. "^[39] Within this gamut some interesting studies of David have been written. Baruch Halpern has pictured David as a lifelong vassal of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath;^[40] Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman have identified as the oldest and most reliable section of Samuel those chapters which describe David as the charismatic leader of a band of outlaws who captures Jerusalem and makes it his capital. Baruch Halpern is Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies in Jewish Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Achish is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for two Philistine rulers of Gath. Israel Finkelstein is an Israeli archaeologist and academic. He is currently the Jacob M Neil Asher Silberman (born June 19 1950 Boston Massachusetts is an Archaeologist and historian with a special interest in history archaeology public interpretation and ^[41]

David's family

David's father was Jesse, the son of Obed, son of Boaz of the tribe of Judah and Ruth the Moabite, whose story is told at length in the Book of Ruth. Jesse or Yishai ( meaning "God's gift" is the father of the Biblical David mentioned in the Books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. See also Obed River. In the Tanakh, Obed ( was a son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 421 22 the father of Jesse Boaz ( Heb בועז) is a major figure in The Book of Ruth in the Bible. The Tribe of Judah ( was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height it was the leading tribe of the Kingdom of Judah, and occupied most of the territory of the kingdom Moab (; Greek Μωάβ; Arabic مؤاب, Assyrian Mu'aba, Ma'ba, Ma'ab; Egyptian This article is about the ancient Hebrew religious text For the 20th-century English-language novel see The Book of Ruth (novel The Book of Ruth David's lineage is fully documented in Ruth 4:18-22, (the "Pharez" that heads the line is Judah's son, Genesis 38:29). See Pérez for the Spanish surname and Peretz for the Jewish name

David had eight known wives, although he appears to have had children from other women as well:

• Michal, the second daughter of King Saul
• Ahinoam of Jezreel
• Abigail, previously wife of the evil Nabal
• Maachah
• Haggith
• Abital
• Eglah
• Bathsheba, previously the wife of Uriah the Hittite

In his old age he took the beautiful Abishag into his bed for health reasons, "but the king knew her not (intimately)" (1 Kings 1:1-4). Michal (מיכל was a daughter of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible, who loved and married David, who became king of the Israelite nation Saul (שאול המלך (or Sha'ul) ( Arabic: طالوت,Tālūt ( (reigned 1047 - 1007 BCE is identified in the Books of Samuel, 1 Chronicles Ahinoam is a Hebrew name literally meaning brother of pleasantness, thus meaning pleasant. Abigail ( is a female name occurring in Biblical narratives from the Books of Samuel, and reflected in the Books of Chronicles. According to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal (נבל was a rich Calebite who was also described as being harsh and badly behaved Maacah ( Codex Alexandrinus: Maacha, KJV: Maachah) is a Unisex name used in the Bible with many references A child Haggith is a Biblical character one of the wives of David. Haggith is the ordinary form of the name in the English Bible it corresponds better to the Hebrew Haggith Abital or Avital (אֲבִיטַל is a Hebrew female nameIt translates as father of dew i According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba (בת שבע Bat Sheva) was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the Abishag - a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her Beauty.

As given in 1 Chronicles 3, David had sons by various wives and concubines; their names are not given in Chronicles. Concubinage is the state of a woman or youth in an ongoing quasi-matrimonial relationship with a man of higher social status By Bathsheba, his sons were:

• Shammua
• Shobab
• Nathan
• Solomon

His sons born in Hebron by other mothers included:

• Amnon was the progeny of David and Ahinoam
• Daniel was the progeny of David and Abigail
• Absalom was the progeny of David and Maachah
• Adonijah was the progeny of David and Haggith
• Shephatiah was the progeny of David and Abital
• Ithream was the progeny of David and Eglah

His sons born in Jerusalem by other mothers included:

• Ibhar
• Elishua
• Eliphelet
• Nogah
• Nepheg
• Japhia
• Elishama
• Eliada

According to 2 Chronicles 11:18, another son was born to David who is not mentioned in any of the genealogies:

• Jerimoth

David also had at least one daughter, Tamar, progeny of David and Maachah and the full sister of Absalom, who is later raped by her brother Amnon. This list contains persons named in The Bible of minor notability about whom either nothing or very little is known aside from any family connections Nathan was the son of King David and Bathsheba, the older brother of Solomon. King Solomon ( Ge'ez: ስለሞን Arabic: ar سليمان, Sulayman, all from the Triliteral root S-L-M, "peace" Amnon (אַמְנוֹן according to the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, was David's eldest son Ahinoam is a Hebrew name literally meaning brother of pleasantness, thus meaning pleasant. Daniel (Son of David, also known as Chiliab (II Samuel 33Known as Daniel in Chronicles 1 31 and known as Daluyah in the Septuagint Abigail ( is a female name occurring in Biblical narratives from the Books of Samuel, and reflected in the Books of Chronicles. Absalom or Avshalom (אַבְשָלוֹם "Father/Leader of/is peace" or "Salem is my Father" Standard Hebrew Avšalom Maacah ( Codex Alexandrinus: Maacha, KJV: Maachah) is a Unisex name used in the Bible with many references A child Adonijah is a man who appears in the Bible he was the fourth son of David (2 Sam Haggith is a Biblical character one of the wives of David. Haggith is the ordinary form of the name in the English Bible it corresponds better to the Hebrew Haggith Abital or Avital (אֲבִיטַל is a Hebrew female nameIt translates as father of dew i Ibhar was one of the sons of DavidMentioned in 2 Samuel 515 1 Chronicles 36 Ibhar also means "Chosen" Elisha ( Greek el Ελισσαίος Elisaios) is a Biblical prophet This list contains persons named in The Bible of minor notability about whom either nothing or very little is known aside from any family connections Jerimoth (sometimes spelled Jeremoth) in the Hebrew Bible is the name of eight men In 1 Chronicles 77 Jerimoth is a son of

Relationship with Jonathan

The intimate relationship between David and Jonathan is recorded favourably in the Old Testament books of Samuel. David and Jonathan is also the name adopted by recording duo Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. There is debate amongst religious scholars whether this relationship was platonic, romantic but chaste, or sexual.

Claimed descendants of David

The following are some of the more notable persons who have claimed descent from the Biblical David, or had it claimed on their behalf:

• Jesus
• Rabbi Akiba, Akiba ben Josef, also known as Akiva (d. This is a list of people who have been said to be a Messiah either by themselves or by their followers Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Akiva redirects here For other people and things with this name see Akiva (disambiguation. c. 135)
• Judah Loew, Yehuda Loew ben Bezalel (c. Judah Loew ben Bezalel ("Judah Loewe son of Bezalel" also written as Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai '''Loewe''' '''Löwe''' 1525 &ndash Thursday 7 September 1525, Prague; 22 August 1609 Prague), also known as "The Maharal of Prague".
• The Abravanel family
• The Bagratid dynasties of Armenia and Georgia
• The Baal Shem Tov, and through him every Hassidic Rebbe descended from him
• Dov Ber of Mezeritch
• Eliezer Silver
• Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, whose family is descended from Judah Loew. The Abravanel family (also spelled as Abarbanel or Abrabanel) is one of the oldest and most distinguished Jewish families of the Iberian peninsula Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Rabbi Yisroel (Israel ben Eliezer (רבי ישראל בן אליעזר August 27, 1698 (18 Elul &ndash May 22, 1760) often called Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew Rebbe (רבי (pronounced in English which means master teacher or mentor is a Yiddish word derived from the identical Hebrew word Rabbi Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch ( דוב בער ממזריטש ‎ (1704/1710(? &ndash 1772-12-04 OS) was a disciple of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Rabbi Eliezer Silver ( 15 February 1882 - 1968 was the President of the Agudath HaRabbonim of America and among American Jewry's foremost religious Menachem Mendel Schneerson ( April 18 1902 – June 12 1994) known as The Rebbe, was a prominent Hasidic Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel ("Judah Loewe son of Bezalel" also written as Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai '''Loewe''' '''Löwe''' 1525 &ndash Thursday 7 September
• Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Representation in art and literature

Art

Famous sculptures of David include (in chronological order) those by:

• Donatello (c. Donatello ( Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi; c 1386 &ndash December 13, 1466) was a famous early Renaissance Italian 1430 - 1440), David (Donatello)
• Andrea del Verrocchio (1476), David (Verrocchio)
• Michelangelo (1504), David (Michelangelo)
• Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1624), David (Bernini)
• Antonin Mercié (1873)

Literature

• Elmer Davis's 1928 novel Giant Killer retells and embellishes the Biblical story of David, casting David as primarily a poet who managed always to find others to do the "dirty work" of heroism and kingship. This article is about the sculpture by Donatello for other uses see David (disambiguation. Andrea del Verrocchio, born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, (c Andrea del Verrochio 's Bronze statue of David was most likely made between 1473 and 1475. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all David is a Masterpiece of Renaissance Sculpture sculpted by Michelangelo from 1501 to 1504 "Bernini" redirects here For people named Bernini see Bernini (surname. This article is about the sculpture by Bernini for other uses see David (disambiguation. Marius Jean Antonin Mercié ( October 30 1845 - December 13, 1916) French sculptor and painter, was born in Elmer Davis ( January 13, 1890 - May 18, 1958) was a well-known news reporter author the Director of the United States Office of War In the novel, Elhanan in fact killed Goliath but David claimed the credit; and Joab, David's cousin and general, took it upon himself to make many of the difficult decisions of war and statecraft when David vacillated or wrote poetry instead. Yoav redirects here For the musician see Yoav (musician. Joab ( יוֹאָב " The LORD is father" Standard
• Gladys Schmitt wrote a novel titled "David the King" in 1946 which proceeds as a richly embellished biography of David's entire life. The book took a risk, especially for its time, in portraying David's relationship with Jonathan as overtly homoerotic, but was ultimately panned by critics as a bland rendition of the title character. Homoeroticism refers to the representation of same-sex love and desire most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the Visual arts and Literature.
• In Thomas Burnett Swann's Biblical fantasy novel How are the Mighty Fallen (1974) David and Jonathan are explicitly stated to be lovers. Thomas Burnett Swann ( October 12 1928 - May 5 1976) was an American Poet, critic and Fantasy author Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story David and Jonathan is also the name adopted by recording duo Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. Moreover, Jonathan is a member of a winged semi-human race (possibly nephilim), one of several such races co-existing with humanity but often persecuted by it. Nephilim are beings who appear in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the Book of Genesis, and are also mentioned in other Biblical texts and in some non-
• Joseph Heller, the author of Catch-22, also wrote a novel based on David, God Knows. Joseph Heller (May 1 1923 – December 12 1999 was an American Satirical novelist Short story writer and playwright Catch-22 is a satirical, historical Novel by the American author Joseph Heller, first published in 1961 God Knows is a Tragicomedic Novel written by Joseph Heller. It is narrated by the Biblical King David of Israel, and Told from the perspective of an aging David, the humanity — rather than the heroism — of various biblical characters are emphasized. The portrayal of David as a man of flaws such as greed, lust, selfishness, and his alienation from God, the falling apart of his family is a distinctly 20th century interpretation of the events told in the Bible.
• Juan Bosch, Dominican political leader and writer, wrote "David: Biography of a King" (1966) a realistic approach to David's life and political career. Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño ( 30 June 1909, La Vega &ndash 1 November 2001, Santo Domingo) was a Politician
• Allan Massie wrote "King David" (1995), a novel about David's career which portrays the king's relationship to Jonathan and others as openly homosexual. Allan Massie (born 1938 is a well-known Scottish Journalist, Novelist and establishment figure
• Madeleine L'Engle's novel Certain Women explores family, the Christian faith, and the nature of God through the story of King David's family and an analogous modern family's saga. Madeleine L'Engle ( November 29 1918 &ndash September 6 2007) was an American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction ^[42]

Film

• Gregory Peck, played King David in the 1951 film David and Bathsheba, directed by Henry King. Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical Epic film about King David made by 20th Century Fox. Henry King ( 24 January 1886, Christiansburg, Virginia - 29 June 1982, Toluca Lake, California Susan Hayward played Bathsheba and Raymond Massey played the prophet Nathan. Susan Hayward ( June 30, 1917 &ndash March 14, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American Actress. Raymond Hart Massey ( August 30 1896 &ndash July 29 1983) was a Canadian -born American actor
• Finlay Currie, played an aged King David in the 1959 film Solomon and Sheba, directed by King Vidor. Finlay Jefferson Currie ( 20 January, 1878 – 9 May, 1968) was a Scottish actor on stage screen and television Solomon and Sheba is a 1959 Biblical Epic film made by Edward Small Productions and distributed by United Artists. King Wallis Vidor ( February 8, 1894 &ndash November 1, 1982) was an acclaimed American Film director whose career Yul Brynner played Solomon and Gina Lollobrigida played the Queen of Sheba. Yul Brynner (July 11 1920 – October 10 1985 was a Russian born Actor of stage and film, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Gina Lollobrigida (born July 4, 1927 in Subiaco Italy) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Italian Actress and Photojournalist
• Jeff Chandler, played King David in the 1960 TV movie A Story of David, directed by Bob McNaught. Jeff Chandler may refer to Jeff Chandler (actor Jeff Chandler (boxer Jeff Chandler (kicker Basil Sydney played King Saul and Donald Pleasence played Nabal. Basil Sydney (April 23 1894 - January 10 1968 was an English actor who made over fifty screen appearances most memorably as Claudius in Laurence Olivier 's Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995 was an English stage and film actor.
• Keith Michell, played the older King David, and Timothy Bottoms, played the younger King David in the 1976 TV miniseries The Story of David, directed by David Lowell Rich and Alex Segal. Keith Michell (born 1 December 1928) is an Australian Actor. Early life He was born in Adelaide and raised in Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American Actor and producer A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes
• Richard Gere portrayed King David in the 1985 film King David directed by Bruce Beresford. Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor. King David is a film about the second king of Israel, David. It was filmed in 1985 in Matera and Craco, Italy. Bruce Beresford (born 16 August 1940 is an Academy Award -nominated Australian film director writer and producer
• Nathaniel Parker portrayed King David in the 1997 TV movie David. Nathaniel Parker (born 18 May, 1962) is an English Actor best known for his role as Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley in It also starred Sheryl Lee as Bathsheba and Leonard Nimoy as Samuel. Sheryl Lee (born April 22, 1967) is an American Actress. She came to international attention for her performances on the 1990 cult Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and

Music

Arthur Honegger's oratorio, Le Roi David ('King David'), with a libretto by Rene Morax, was composed in 1921 and instantly became a staple of the choral repertoire; it is still widely performed. Arthur Honegger (March 10 1892 &ndash November 27 1955 was a Swiss Composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris.

Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" has references to David ("there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord") and Bathsheba ("you saw her bathing on the roof") in its opening verses. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter " Hallelujah " is a song by Canadian Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions

Dead by the Pixies is a retelling of David's adultery and repentance. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986

Musical Theatre

In 1997, lyricist Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) collaborated with Alan Menken to create a musical based on the Biblical tale of King David. Based on Biblical tales from the Books of Samuel and 1 Chronicles, as well as text from David's Psalms, a concert version, produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and André Djaoui and directed by Mike Ockrent, was presented as the inaugural production at Disney's newly-renovated New Amsterdam Theatre (the former home of the Ziegfeld Follies), playing for a nine-performance limited run in 1997. The cast included Roger Bart, Stephen Bogardus, Judy Kuhn, Alice Ripley, Martin Vidnovic, and Michael Goz, with Marcus Lovett in the title role. Though a Broadway run was scheduled, it was soon canceled and there have been no future arrangements to move the musical to the Broadway stage.

See also

• King David's Palace site
• King David's Tomb
• Tel Arad
• David and Jonathan

Notes

(Note:Online Bible references are to the Revised Standard Version)

References

• Kirsch, Jonathan (2000) King David: the real life of the man who ruled Israel. Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-43275-4.
• See also the entry "David" in Easton's Bible Dictionary.
• Dever, William G. (2001) What did the Bible writers know and when did they know it? William B. Eerdmans Publ. Co. , Cambridge UK.

References to Daud (David) in the Qur'an

• Appraisals for Daud: 21:79, 27:15, 34:10, 38:17, 38:18, 38:19, 38:20, 38:21, 38:24, 38:25, 38:26
• Daud's prophecy: 2:251, 6:84
• Daud took care of his child: 21:78, 21:79
• the Zabur: 3:184, 4:163, 16:44, 17:55, 21:105
• the Zabur was revealed to Daud: 4:163, 17:55
• Daud as an example of a pious person: 38:17
• Daud's fight: 38:21, 38:22, 38:23, 38:24
• Challenges for Daud: 38:24
• Daud's occupation: 21:80, 34:13
• Daud's power: 2:251, 38:20
• Daud's kingdom: 2:251, 21:79, 34:10, 38:26

External links

• Complete Bible Genealogy David's family tree
• The Eternal House Of David Family Reunion
• Poet Robert Pinsky Takes on King David on ThoughtCast
• Sunday after the Nativity: Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord Orthodox icon and synaxarion

David of the United Kingdom of Israel & Judah House of David Cadet branch of the Tribe of Judah
New title Rebellion from Israel	King of Judah : 1007 BC – 1005 BC	Succeeded by Solomon
Preceded by Ish-bosheth	King of the united kingdom of Israel and Judah : 1005 BC – 967 BC

ThoughtCast is a Podcast and public radio interview program with authors and academics An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn, "image" is a religious work of art most commonly a painting from Eastern Christianity. Synaxarium, Synaxarion, Synexarium, Synexarion, pl Synaxaria ( Greek: Συναξάριον, from συναγειν The Davidic line, known in Hebrew as Malkhut Beit David (מלכות בית דויד( "Monarchy of the House of David") refers to the The Tribe of Judah ( was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height it was the leading tribe of the Kingdom of Judah, and occupied most of the territory of the kingdom The United Monarchy ( United Kingdom of Israel and Judah) refers to a period in the traditional account of the History of ancient Israel and Judah lasting Judea is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel. King Solomon ( Ge'ez: ስለሞን Arabic: ar سليمان, Sulayman, all from the Triliteral root S-L-M, "peace" Ish-bosheth ( Standard: Ishbóshet Tiberian: ʼΚbṓšeṯ also called Eshbaal ( Standard Eshbáʻal Tiberian ʼEšbáʻal Ashbaal The United Monarchy ( United Kingdom of Israel and Judah) refers to a period in the traditional account of the History of ancient Israel and Judah lasting

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