David

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David
King of Israel
Statue of King David by Nicolas Cordier in the Borghese Chapel of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Reign	c. 1010 – 1002 BCE (Judah only) c. 1002 – 970 BCE (Israel)[1]
Predecessor	Saul Ish-bosheth
Successor	Solomon
Born	c. 1040 BCE Bethlehem, Judah, Israel
Died	c. 970 BCE (aged 69 or 70) Jerusalem, Judah, Israel
Burial	City of David
Consort	Michal Ahinoam Abigail Maachah Haggith Abital Eglah Bathsheba
Issue	Amnon Chileab Absalom Adonijah Shephatiah Ithream Shammua Shobab Nathan Solomon Ibhar Elishua Nepheg Japhia Elishama Eliada Eliphalet Tamar
House	House of David
Father	Jesse
Mother	Nitzevet (Talmud)

David (/ˈdeɪvɪd/; Hebrew: דָּוִד, Modern David, Tiberian Dāwîḏ;ISO 259-3 Dawid; Arabic: داوُد‎ Dāwūd; Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ‎ Dawid;Ancient Greek: Δαυίδ; Latin: Davidus, David; Strong's: Daveed) was, according to the Books of Samuel, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and according to the New Testament, an ancestor of Jesus. His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040 – 970 BCE, his reign over Judah c. 1010–970 BCE.^[1]

The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only Old Testament sources of information on David, although the Tel Dan Stele (dated c. 850–835 BCE) contains the phrase בית דוד (bytdwd), read as "House of David", which many scholars confirm to be a likely plausible match to the existence in the mid-9th century BCE of aJudean royal dynasty called the House of David.^[2]

Depicted as a valorous warrior of great renown, and a poet and musician credited for composing much of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms, King David is widely viewed as a righteous and effective king in battle and civil justice. He is described as a man after God's own heart in 1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22.

In Christianity, David is an important figure because of the Davidic line of the Messiah. In Islam, David is considered a prophet.

I copy this article from wikipedia.org because I wanted to convey that Jesus is a descendant of King David that is written in the book of Samuel. He was handsome too!!!!

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February 29, 2016