Was King David black-skinned

Answer 1

I do not know of anyone born a Jew (direct descendant of Abraham) who is black.

David was a Jew; Semitic, Mediterranean. He was neither "white" nor "black." He was Middle Eastern, of the same ancestry as modern Jews and Arabs. Any attempt to Europeanize or Africanize what is neither, is pedestrian and uneducated.

Answer 2

David was an Israelite, with two Israelite parents. One ancestress (Ruth) was of Moabite birth, which, like the Israelites, is also a nation descended from Terah, Abraham's father. David is described as "ruddy" (1 Samuel 16:12), which has meaning only for a relatively light-skinned complexion.

Just as today, Israelites came in differing skin-tones, heights, and body-types. Our tradition is that the twelve sons of Jacob (the 12 Tribes) were not completely similar to each other in appearance, though none of them was really dark-skinned (Rashi commentary on Genesis 12:11).
Abraham and Sarah came from southern Iraq and their wider family from northern Iraq. Since DNA tests have shown that Jews intermarried infrequently throughout history, the Israelites probably looked like Jews today.
DNA testing of Jewish communities worldwide has shown that they are all interrelated and of Middle Eastern genetics, comparable to the Sephardim today (not African or Egyptian).
In 2000, the analysis of a report by Nicholas Wade "provided genetic witness that Jewish communities have, to a remarkable extent, retained their biological identity separate from their host populations, evidence of relatively little intermarriage or conversion into Judaism over the centuries. The results accord with Jewish history and tradition."
The only exception to this is the Ethiopian Jews, who show only a trace of DNA connection to other Jewish communities. Western ethnologists today hold the view that the Jews of Gondar (Ethiopia) either emerged from a Judaizing strain among Ethiopian Christians, or were converted by Yemeni Jews who crossed the Red Sea. A study by Professors Lucotte and Smets has shown that the genetic father of Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) was close to the Ethiopian non-Jewish populations. This is consistent with the theory that Beta Israel are descendants of ancient inhabitants of Ethiopia, not the Middle East. Hammer et al. in 2000, and the team of Shen in 2004, arrive at similar conclusions, namely that the DNA of the Ethiopian Jews probably indicates a conversion of local populations.It has been estimated that this happened some 2,000 years ago.

Answer 3

None of the kings who ruled England named James were African. They were all Caucasians. James I was responsible for the translation of the 1611 English Bible.

Answer 4

If David was a real, historic person, he would have been Semitic and would therefore have had a dark complexion, like modern Arabs and Sephardic Jews, but he would not have been black.

Answer 5

No, she was Caucasian.