What scriptures did King David read?

Answer 1

Tradition says that the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy ) was written by Moses, and therefore could have been read by him. It is only tradition that says the Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy were written by Moses, who traditionally lived earlier than King David. In fact, it was Philo, in the first century CE, who decided that the Book of Genesis must have been written by Moses.

Scholars, experts in their fields, say that none of the known Hebrew scriptures was written at the time attributed to King David. They were all written during the first millennium BCE.

Answer 2

Secular hypotheses notwithstanding, King David possessed the Five Books of Moses, plus the books of Joshua, Samuel, Ruth, and Judges. He also wrote and compiled the Psalms.For some decades, academic scholars have claimed that many psalms were written several centuries after King David. They stated this for theoretical reasons. Recent analysis, however, makes it clear that the language, style, genre and phraseology of the Psalms is much more ancient than had been claimed. (Buttenwieser, Moses: The Psalms, Chronologically Treated with a New Translation. Also: Dahood, Mitchell, Psalms; The Anchor Bible.)
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Answer 3

The Law required that the king, upon taking his throne, write out for himself a copy of the Law and read in it daily.

Answer 4

The main history of King David is recorded in The Bible in 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles. He is also referred to in many other books.