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A 7 page research paper that summarizes and discusses the life of King David as related in the Old Testament. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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970 BCE.ii David is the great-grandson of Boaz and Ruth, whose story is recounted in the Book of Ruth. He was the youngest of the eight sons of Isai, or
Jesse, who was a merchant belonging to the tribe of Juda and living in Bethlehem, the town in which David was born.iii According to biblical chronology, David was born in
1085 and reigned from 1055 to 1015 BCE.iv The point of the biblical account of David to demonstrate that God saved the Israelites through the medium of a hero who
was inspired by God, but that this hero failed and suffered when he violated Gods law.v As this suggests, ultimately, "God is the only hero in the Bible."vi Davids life
The history of David falls into three principal periods, as scripture describes the period of his life before his elevation to the monarchy of Israel; his reign, first at Hebron
over the tribe of Juda and then at Jerusalem over the entirety of Israel; and, lastly, scripture recounts the details of Davids sin and his declining years.vii The Bible first
introduces David as a shepherd boy who was "ruddy and beautiful to behold and of a comely face."viii Samuel, Gods prophet and the last of the judges, anoints David as
King Sauls successor, as God has rejected Saul due to his disobedience.ix When Samuel comes to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem to anoint a king, the prophet is extremely
impressed with Jesses oldest son; however it is Gods wish that he chose the "diminutive David, the youngest, the shepherd, to be king."x Saul becomes afflicted with an illness, an
"evil spirit" and David is brought to court to sooth the trouble soul of the king with his harp. He earns the gratitude of the king and becomes Sauls armor-bearer,
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