King David of IsraelKing David of Israel was the second king of ancient Israel according to the Bible. David was a sort of a “larger than life” figure and was talented as a warrior, leader and a writer/musician/poet. The biblical book Psalms is said to be written by David. He lived between aprox. 1037 – 970 BC and ruled for almost 40 years. In the bible we first get to know him when God sends the prophet Samuel to find him in order to replace the first King Saul. Giclee Print Probably the most famous story connected to David is the fight with Goliath. Per the biblical story the Israelites were facing the Philistines in battle. Goliath was a giant Philistine who challenged the Israelites to send their best warrior to fight him and the winner will determine the outcome for the entire battle. David who was bringing food to his older brothers in the battle heard the challenge and asked King Saul to fight the giant. David who was much smaller took a stone and using his sling he killed Goliath and later cuts off his head and brings it to King Saul – thus ending the battle with a victory.   David Offers the Head of Goliath to King Saul Giclee Print Rembrandt van... Buy at AllPosters.com Later on Saul becomes somewhat crazy and his jealousy toward David’s success brings him to try to kill David – however David takes the advice of his good friend Jonathan (son of Saul) and escapes in time. After the death in battle of both Saul and Jonathan – David becomes King of Judah and later on the King of the united kingdom of Israel and Judah. King David establishes himself in Jerusalem and makes the city the capital of his kingdom.  King David Playing a Psaltery Giclee Print Da Santa Croce,... Buy at AllPosters.com King David of Israel then goes on to conquer most all of the bordering states Aram and Tzoba (present day Syria) and Moav and Edom (present day Jordan) as well as other territories thus increasing the size of Israel significantly.  David Anointed King of Judah and Israel Giclee Print Buy at AllPosters.com King David of Israel was born in Bethlehem to Jesse of the tribe of Judah. During his reign as king he married at least 8 women! He is mostly described in The bible as a good king devoted to god, however his faults are presented as well – the most famous is sending Uriah (one of his soldiers) to die in battle so he can marry Uriah’s wife Bathsheba. Nowadays you can find King David's tomb in Jerusalem.In this page you can find data about the Tomb of King David Return from king David of Israel to the History of israel page Return to the Home Page |
