1Chronicles 21:1 tells us that "...Satanstood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel."(KJV)
The wisest person in the Bible is the third king of Israel, Solomon. He was the son of David and Bathsheba.
David, son of Jesse is the second king of Israel according to the bible
The book of Psalms IS the songbook used by the nation of Israel in David's time, so that is where David's 'hymns' are.
Scholars are somewhat uncertain about David - whether he existed, whether he was a tribal chieftain or king of Judah, or whether he really was king of a United Monarchy of Israel just as the Bible says. According to the Bible, David became king about 1000 BCE. Israel was destroyed in 722 BCC, so David would have become king a little under three hundred years before the final conquest of Israel.
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If you are referring to the Bible King Saul was the first king of Israel then came David.
David was a shepherd who sang songs (The Psalms) and eventually became the King of Israel.
There are two prominent individuals named David in the Bible. The first is King David, known for defeating Goliath and ruling over Israel, and the second is David, the son of Jesse, who became a close friend of King Saul. Both are significant figures in the Old Testament.
If you are referring to David in the Holy Bible, then the answer is because He was blessed by God. He also killed Goliath (who was a Philistine giant & enemy of Israel).
There have been no military coups in Israel. However, most of Israel's Prime Ministers have been former military generals and war-heroes.
David Ravens has written: 'Luke and the restoration of Israel' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation, History of doctrines, Jews, Restoration
The official name of Israel is "Medinat Yisrael" or the State of Israel. It was decided by David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel. The Name Israel comes from the Bible, and was the name given to Jacob by God in Genesis 32:24-28.In the Bible, it is the name given by God to Jacob. On May 14th 1948, the Jewish Agency proclaimed independence of Palestine and renamed it Israel.