Questions tagged [david]
Questions about King David, second king of Israel.
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How was David known as “king of the land” while fleeing from Saul?
In 1 Samuel 21:10, David "flees" to Gath, and King Achish's servants say to him, "Is this not David, the king of the land?"
This is positioned immediately after David's goodbye to Jonathan (1 Samuel ...
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Why didn't the Bible mention David's height as it mentioned Goliath's height in 1 Sam. 17:4? [closed]
"And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span." (KJV)
I just wanna know why the bible didn't provide David's height ...
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Why did David fear Joab? 2 Sam 3:39
David is a great warrior(no doubt), at a very young age, He killed Goliath, killed a bear and he he generally considered fearless. But, while going through the Bible, I discovered David feared Joab ...
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Does the wording of 1 Samuel 18:21 suggest David was already married to Merab when Saul offered him Michal?
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה לֹּו֙ וּתְהִי־לֹ֣ו לְמֹוקֵ֔שׁ וּתְהִי־בֹ֖ו יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן בִּ֖י הַיֹּֽום׃ (WLC)
“I will give her [...
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A Question about King David
2 Samuel 11:1-5 (NASB)
1 "Then it happened [a]in the spring, at the time when kings go out to
battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel,
and they destroyed the sons ...
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How is Saul's “בֶן־” (son) in 1 Samuel 20:31b to be understood?
Saul to Jonathan about David:
WLC: וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁלַ֨ח וְקַ֤ח אֹתֹו֙ אֵלַ֔י כִּ֥י בֶן־מָ֖וֶת הֽוּא׃ ס
(ESV: Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.)
Is it standard and ...
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How would marrying Saul's daughter be a snare/stumbling block to David?
1 Samuel 18:20-21 (KJV):
And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand ...
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Did David's mother have children to different fathers or does 2 Samuel 17:25 have another explanation?
In 1 Chronicles 2:13-17 (NIV), it's said that David and his brothers were the sons of Jesse, and that they had a sister named Abigail:
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son ...
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Why does 1 Kings 15:5 say David did not turn from the commands of the Lord except in the Uriah case?
1 Kings 15:5 NIV
5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.
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What does the Psalm 75 title 'Al-Taschith' mean?
Robert Young's Analytical Concordance simply states :
destroy or corrupt not
There is a Hebrew word tashbets meaning 'broidered' but that may not be relevant.
I am interested primarily in Psalm ...
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Did The Amalekites survive?
There seems to be a contradiction is scriptures. 1 Samuel 15:15 says:
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the
people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to ...
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Why does 1 Chronicles 23 not mention Korah son of Izhar?
1 Chronicles 23:18
After separating into divisions the sons of Levi—namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari—King David appoints them different duties.
Of all the three sons of Levi, their direct ...
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Was king David liked by his people?
His son Solomon was certainly disliked by his own people as the bible attests to,
So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel
came to Rehoboam and said, 4“Your father put a ...
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Is it possible that God did not actually kill David's son, whom he had gotten from the adulterous intercourse with Bathsheba?
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great ...
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Do translators really know how to translate “a man after his own heart” ? 1 Sam. 13:14
After a brief study, it appears that translators are unsure how to translate this phrase. The NET bible translation notes say "Heb 'according to his heart.' The idiomatic expression means to be like-...
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In 1 Samuel 16:1-13 why did David not establish himself as king when Saul decided to go after him?
In 1 Samuel 16:1-13 David was anointed king of Israel. As far as I know when you're anointed king back in those days, you could already set up your kingdom after.
I'm curious as to why - instead of ...
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What was David's infant son's age at death?
"On the seventh day the child died" (2 Sam. 12:18). Is there a way textually or contextually to know if these seven days refer to the age of the infant, or instead, seven days of sickness?
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Should “A Psalm of David” be written as “A Psalm to David”?
It has recently been said to me that the Hebrew phrase for "A Psalm to David", which appears at the beginning of many Psalms, should actually be translated "A Psalm to David".
The Hebrew text for "...
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What does “the key of David” imply in Revelation 3:7?
The Bible speaks of "the Key of David" when it says:
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that ...
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How old was David when he died? Could he have been bedridden at that age?
I observed the Bible is silent over the number of years David lived on earth.
Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.
And the time that David reigned over Israel ...
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Why did God not punish David as well in the incident of Uzza in 1 Chronicle 13:7-10?
David initial organises a new cart to carry the ark which is against the law which subsequently leads to the death of Uzza.Since David had been a contemporary of Samuel the prophet he was familiar ...
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Why did David flee Absalom?
In 2 Samuel 15, Absalom wins the hearts of the people, plotting to take the throne away from his father David. When David gets the report, he says in verse 14, “Arise, and let us flee; or else none of ...
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Who wore the ephod in 1 Samuel 30:7?
After a party of marauding Amalekites had invaded Negev & Ziklag taking David's people hostage. David asks Abiather to bring the ephod so that they may inquired from God.Its not clear who ...
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How long was the ark at Kirjath Jearim in 1 Samuel 7:2?
In the text its clear that the ark was captured & then kept afterwards at Kirjath Jearim before Saul had been anointed king & Saul went on to rule for about forty years.David came into power ...
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Was the use of a measuring line literal or symbolic in 2 Samuel 8:2?
2 Samuel 8:2 NKJV
2 Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those ...
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Did the custom of mourning change in 2 Samuel 15:30?
According to the Jewish law one was obliged to uncover his head during mourning
Leviticus 10:6 (KJV)
6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your ...
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Did God permit David to marry numerous wives in 2 Samuel 12:8?
2 Samuel 12:8-10 New International Version (NIV)
8 I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I ...
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In 2 Samuel 18:5 vs 2 Samuel 18:14, why did Joab kill Absalom?
2 Samuel 18:5 (NIV)
The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.” And all the troops heard the king giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the ...
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Was the brutality of David's raids unusual by the standards of ancient warfare?
From 1 Samuel 27:8-9:
8 David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. From ancient times they had been the inhabitants of the region through Shur as far as ...
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Was the appointing of Solomon not contrary to the law in 1 kings 1:28-30?
David appoints Solomon as King
1 Kings 1:28-30 (NKJV)
Then King David answered and said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king. 29 And the king ...
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Was David right in his desire to build a temple?
David comes up with the idea to build the temple and God does not seem initially to be too impressed with it, in fact He seems to say "I have already got my tabernacle and cannot be contained in a ...
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Did David not break his oath when he handed Saul's descendants to the Gibeonites in 2 Samuel 21?
After a severe drought David hands over Saul's descendants to the Gibeonites as an atonement for what Saul had done
2 Samuel 21:1-6 (KJV)
1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years,...
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If David wanted Joab killed, why did he leave it to Solomon instead of doing it himself?
Closely related: Why did David advise Solomon to kill Joab?
The linked question asks why David advised Solomon to kill Joab. I would like to ask a follow-up question: if David wanted Joab killed, why ...
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Why did David allow Ziba to inherit Saul's possession after Ziba had lied to him in 2 Samuel 16:3-4?
(KJV) Samuel 16:3-4
3 And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the ...
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Why does the ethos of David's Psalms not reflect the Royal Law?
In Acts 13:22 David is said to be a man who's heart accords with God's own heart:
Berean Literal Bible And having removed him, He raised up David to
them as king, to whom also He said, having ...
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In Psalm 27:6 is there a historic or prophetic reason David is confident that “now” is when he will triumph?
David's life was marked by a long period of being on the run, defeated and so on. However in this Psalm he seems to very confident that the time has come for him to triumph over his enemies. Does this ...
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In 2 Samuel did God cause Absalom to sin?
When David committed adultery with Bathsheba and killed her husband Uriah the Hittite, God said that this would be his punishment:
11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee ...
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How did the servant know that the Lord was with David in 1 Samuel 16:18
How did one of the servants of Saul know that the Lord was with David in 1 Samuel 16:18?
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What was the reason for David to leave no man or women alive?
In I Samuel 27:8-9 (NIV), David raided and killed the men and women of the Shur region:
Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites and the Amalekites. (From ancient times ...
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David's son(s) Eliphelet
I came across 1 Chronicles 3:6 and 1 Chronicles 3:8 today, which discusses some of David's children. The translation I was reading has 2 instances of the name Eliphelet. I noticed that some ...
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Why was Israel responsible for David's sin? [duplicate]
According to 2 Samuel 24:1:
... the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them ...
Then, David counted the number of Israel. However, it was David's fault. Why ...
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Was the Son of David expected to bring mercy?
Matthew, Mark, and Luke record blind men calling out to Jesus. For example (NET):
27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” (Matthew 9:...
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When did the battle of David and Goliath take place?
When did the battle of David and Goliath take place? I would assume a fairly accurate estimate could be given because it had to be when David was alive (and probably fairly young), and this date ...
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Why did God punish David for numbering Israel? [duplicate]
In 1 Chronicles Chapter 21 it is written:
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
What was the great sin that david did in numbering Israel, and why is this sin ...
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How was David's sin possible?
In the book of 2 Samuel, Chapter 11 we see David comitting a great sin which even God found unacceptable.
The sin is familiar to us. He saw Bathsheba bathing, had her brought to him, and lay with her ...
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Why did King Solomon have Adonijah killed? [duplicate]
Adonijah proclaims himself king over Israel with the help of Joab and few others.
Then King David publicly proclaims that Solomon is the new king.
Once Solomon is the new king why does he order the ...
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Which Psalms were written by David before he killed Goliath? [duplicate]
I'm looking for Psalms written by David right up until when he killed Goliath. Google so far has been unfruitful.
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Are there any Psalms written by David before he came to the limelight?
I'm looking for Psalms written by David right up until when he killed Goliath. Google so far has been unfruitful.
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Is 2 Kings 23:25 intended to be literal, King Josiah even better than King David?
With regards to this statement about Josiah:
Before him there was no king alike him who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the law ...
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Is Michal's childlessness a consequence of her criticism to David's dance (2 Samuel 6:23)?
The statement about Michal's childlessness comes immediately after David's reply to her attack on his behavior (2 Samuel 6:20-23). It seems plausible to read this as a consequence (judgment from God) ...
