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What were davids talents that brought him before the king?
God sends an evil spirit to torment Saul (1 Samuel 16:14) and his attendants suggest he send for David, a young warrior famed for his bravery and for his skill with the harp. Saul does so, and makes David one of his armor-bearers. From then on, "whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him."
Why did Jesse davids father send david to the battlefield?
Jesse sent David with some provisions for the three oldest boys, who were in Saul's army. (1Samuel 17:13, 17, 18, 20)
Did king david live in Jerusalem in his old age?
For the first part of David's life he lived in Bethlehem and was a shepherd. Then he went several places running away from King Saul. He started of his reign in Hebron and then spent the rest of his life in his palace in Jerusalem.
Why did king david kill giant Goliath?
It's worth noting that David wasn't king when he killed Goliath. This is detailed in full in 1 Samuel chapter 17, but basically, the Israelites were constantly at war with the Philistines, and at one point, they camped their armies across from each other. The 9-foot champion of the Philistines was Goliath, and he challenged Israel to send out one man to fight him. All of the soldiers were too cowardly to accept this challenge. David was still living at home in Bethlehem at the time, but his three oldest brothers were fighting in the war. So David was sent back and forth between tending to the flocks of sheep at home and going to Saul's army. One day while he was bringing his brothers supplies from home, he arrived as Goliath was shouting his daily challenge that no one had yet accepted. He was outraged that none of the soldiers would fight Goliath, so he volunteered. And the rest, as they say, is history. He went out with five smooth stones and a sling because he was not comfortable in Saul's armor.
What did King David have to do with Bethlehem and Jerusalem?
He was the king of Judea in which was the old name of the country of Israel where Bethlehem and Jerusalem were situated.David reigned over all Israel. The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years, he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.source :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David#Historicity_of_DavidKing David's family was from Bethlehem (and his father was called Jesse of Bethlehem):The LORD said to Samuel: "[...]I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king."1 Samuel 16:1"I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him." Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, [...]1 Samuel 16:18-19
What were davids talents that brought him before the king?
God sends an evil spirit to torment Saul (1 Samuel 16:14) and his attendants suggest he send for David, a young warrior famed for his bravery and for his skill with the harp. Saul does so, and makes David one of his armor-bearers. From then on, "whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him."
Why did Jesse davids father send david to the battlefield?
Jesse sent David with some provisions for the three oldest boys, who were in Saul's army. (1Samuel 17:13, 17, 18, 20)
Who became king of israelites after David?
A:According to the Bible, the Israelites demanded a king and as a result Saul was appointed as king of a united monarchy of all Israel. He was followed by Kings David and Solomon. Lester L Grabbe (Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?) says there is sufficient evidence to assert that Saul, David and Solomon existed, but that some early passages in the Bible such as 1 Samuel 22:6 (which describes Saul as holding court under a tree, not in a palace or even a long-house) point to Saul as merely a tribal chieftain. Scholarly views are divided as to whether even David and Solomon could be considered kings in the traditional sense, or as local chieftains or warlords. Grabbe's emphatic view is that if indeed there was a United Monarchy, it was not as the Bible pictures it.It is now becoming the consensus of historians that there was no United Monarchy of Israel. On this view, Saul, David, and Solomon might have been local warlords in the Judah region, but not even kings with undisputed power in a united Judah. H M Niemann (cited in English by Grabbe) has argued that Omri was the first king of Israel, in the ninth century BCE and only in the northern kingdom, a view that is currently attracting considerable attention among historians.
Why did God send an evil spirit upon Saul in the bible?
Because Saul disobeyed God .God commanded King Saul to; " Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass." 1 Samuel 15:3.But Saul spared King Agag. 15:9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.And the Lord repented that He made Saul King. 15:35...and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
Why was Samuel reluctant to give the people a king?
Samuel was afraid of being killed by Saul for anointing David. Saul had been the king until he rejected the Word of the Lord, but now God had taken the honor away from him and given it to David instead. I can't find any verses that say Samuel was afraid to annoint David as King. As to what I understood from the following verses, Saul did not follow the instructions of God, and God sends Samuel to find another King. If it was God who commanded Samuel to find a replacement of Saul, why then would Samuel be afraid of Saul, a mortal? 1 Samuel; God orders Saul to kill 'ALL' of the Amalekites: men, women, infants, sucklings, ox, sheep, camels, and asses. Why? Because God remembers what Amalek did hundreds of years ago. 15:2-3 Saul killed everyone but Agag (the king) and the best of the animals. But still God was furious with Saul for not killing everything as he had been told to do. He said, "it repenteth me that I have set Saul up to be king." 15:7-26 Because Saul didn't kill everyone as God commanded, God changes his mind about him being king. 15:23-26 After God rejects Saul for refusing to kill indiscriminately, he sends Samuel to find another king. David is chosen and anointed by Samuel, and "the spirit of the Lord came upon him from that day forward." 16:13== 1 And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shall do: and thou shall anoint unto me him whom I name to thee.4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem.
Did king david live in Jerusalem in his old age?
For the first part of David's life he lived in Bethlehem and was a shepherd. Then he went several places running away from King Saul. He started of his reign in Hebron and then spent the rest of his life in his palace in Jerusalem.
Why was david the national hero of Israel?
King David was Israel's most beloved King because he was a mighty warrior, defeated the enemies of the country and expanded the borders, was a good example to everyone and was close to God, to sum it up. See below to read a more detailed answer: The biblical King David of Israel was known for his diverse skills as both a warrior and a writer of psalms. In his 40 years as ruler, between approximately 1010 and 970 B.C.E., he united the people of Israel, led them to victory in battle, conquered land and paved the way for his son, Solomon, to build the Holy Temple. Almost all knowledge of him is derived from the books of the Prophets and Writings: Samuel I and II, Kings I and Chronicles I. David was the eighth and youngest son of Jesse from the kingly tribe of Judah. He was also a direct descendent of Ruth the Moabite. David began his life as a shepherd in Bethlehem. One day, the prophet Samuel called him out of the field and anointed him without the knowledge of the current king, Saul. David simply returned to his sheep. His first interaction with Saul came when the king was looking for someone to play music for him, and the king's attendant summoned the skilled David to play for him. Saul was pleased with David and kept him in his service as a musician. The first time David publicly displayed his courage was when, as an inexperienced boy armed with only a stick and a few stones, he confronted the nine-foot, bronze armored Philistine giant, Goliath of Gath. After skilled warriors had cowered in fear for 40 days, David made a slingshot, invoked God's name, and killed the giant. After this, Saul took David on as commander of his troops and David formed a close friendship with Saul's son, Jonathan. David was successful in battle against the Philistines and this aroused the jealousy of Saul, who tried to kill David by throwing a spear at him. David stayed with Saul, however, and Saul offered him his own daughter, Merav, as a wife. He later reneged on his promise, but offered David his second daughter, Michal, in exchange for the foreskins of 100 Philistines, a price that David paid. Saul's jealousy of David grew and he asked his son Jonathan to kill David. Jonathan was a friend of David's, however, and hid David instead. He then went to his father and convinced Saul to promise not to kill David. Saul promised, and David returned to his service. This promise did not last and, after Saul attempted to kill David a second time, Michal helped David run away to the prophet Samuel in Ramah. David returned briefly to make a pact of peace with Jonathan and to verify that Saul was still planning to kill him. He then continued his flight from Saul, finding refuge with the king of Moab. On the way, the priest Ahimelech of Nob gave David a weapon. When Saul heard this, he sent Doeg the Edomite to kill 85 of the city's priests. In the course of his flight, David gained the support of 600 men, and he and his band traveled from city to city. At one point, in Ein Gedi, David crept up on Saul while he was in a cave, but instead of killing him, cut a piece from his cloak and confronted Saul. Saul broke down and admitted that David would one day be king and asked David to swear that he would not destroy Saul's descendants or wipe out Saul's name. David swore to this, but it did not stop Saul from continuing to pursue him. Finally, David and his supporters joined the service of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath who entrusted David with control of the city of Ziklag. Under Achish's employ, David raided the cities of nomads who harassed the Jews and gave the spoils as gifts to the leaders of Judah to win their support for him against Saul. Eventually, while David was out battling a tribe called the Amalekites, Saul and Jonathan were killed on Mt. Gilboa in a fight with the Philistines. David mourned, and then began a new stage in his life, as king of Judah. He moved to Hebron, along with his wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, and his followers. The people of Judea were grateful to David for saving them from desert raiders while he was in Ziklag, and they appointed David king. Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner crowned Ish-Boshet son of Saul king over the tribes of Israel. The kingdoms of Judah and Israel fought, with David's dynasty growing stronger as Saul's grew weaker. Finally, after Abner had a fight with Ish-Boshet, Abner approached David and made a pact with him, which allowed David to unite the two kingdoms and rule over all of Israel. As Abner was leaving David, however, David's advisor and army commander, Joab, killed Abner without David's knowledge. Soon, Ish-Boshet was also killed and the tribes of Israel anointed David as their king. David was 30 years old at the time, and had ruled over Judah for seven years and six months. Over the years, he had taken more wives and had many children. He had also made pacts with kings of various surrounding countries. David's first action as king was to capture what is now the City of David in Jerusalem, fortify it and build himself a palace. When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king and was threatening their hegemony over all of Palestine, they attacked, spread out over the Valley of Raphaim and captured Bethlehem. David retaliated and, in three battles, forced the Philistines out of Israel. Once David had established the safety of his kingdom, he brought the Holy Ark, which had been passed from city to city, to Jerusalem. He then wanted to build a temple to God and consulted Natan the prophet. Natan replied to David that God would always be with David, but it would be up to David's son to build the Temple because David had been a warrior and shed blood. David then began fighting wars against Israel's neighbors on the east bank of the Jordan. He defeated the Moabites, the Edomites, the Ammonites and the Arameans. These wars began as defensive wars, but ended with the establishment of a Davidic empire that extended over both sides of the Jordan River, as far as the Mediterranean Sea. David enforced justice in his empire and established civil and military administrations in Jerusalem, modeled after those of the Canaanites and Egyptians. He divided the country into twelve districts, each with its own civil, military and religious institutions. He also established Jerusalem as the secular and religious center of the country. Each district paid taxes to Jerusalem and the people began to make pilgrimages to Jerusalem each year on the holidays of Passover, Shavout and Sukkot. Despite this flawless reign on a national level, David had many problems in his personal life. One day while the men were at war, David spied a beautiful woman, Bathsheba, from his rooftop. He discovered that she was married to Uriah the Hittite, but this did not stop him from sending for her and getting her pregnant. He then recalled Uriah from battle and pretended that Uriah was the father of Bathsheba's baby. Uriah refused to go home to his wife, so David sent Uriah to the front lines of battle, where he was killed. David then married Bathsheba. When confronted by Natan the prophet, David admitted his sin. In punishment, Bathsheba's child died and David was cursed with the promise of a rebellion from within his own house. Bathsheba and David soon conceived a second son, Solomon. David's personal strife continued when his son Amnon raped Tamar, Amnon's half-sister. Absalom, who was David's son and Tamar's brother, then killed Amnon. Absalom fled, but David could not stop thinking about him. Finally, Joab convinced David to allow Absalom to return. Absalom was a handsome man and became popular with the people of Israel. Then, 40 years after Samuel had anointed David king, Absalom, along with 200 men, journeyed to Hebron with the intention of rebelling against his father and taking over his kingdom. He had the support of the men of Hebron who were insulted by the removal of the kingdom from Hebron to Jerusalem, the elders whose status was undermined by parts of David's policy and the Benjamites who wanted to avenge Saul's family. David feared that Absalom would return and conquer Jerusalem, so he and all his followers fled the city, leaving only 10 concubines to guard the palace. David told the priests Zadok and Abiathar to remain in the city along with his friend and now spy Hushai the Archite. Meanwhile, Absalom reached Jerusalem, took over the city and slept with David's concubines. Hushai befriended Absalom, advised him, and told the priests to send messengers informing David of Absalom's plans. David gathered his troops and then killed 20,000 of Absalom's Israelite soldiers, including Absalom himself. David returned to power. A second revolt broke out at the hands of Sheba son of Bichri, but with the help of Joab, David succeeded in crushing this rebellion as well, and in killing Sheba. Eventually David grew old and had to stop fighting. He constantly felt cold and could not get warm. At this point, Adonijah, David's oldest son, declared himself king. David, however, had promised Bathsheba that her son Solomon would be king, and publicly anointed Solomon. Fearful of retribution Adonijah ran to the altar in Jerusalem, but Solomon pardoned him and sent him home. David delivered a last set of instructions to his son, telling him to follow the words of God and to repay in kind specific people that had either wronged David or helped him. David then died after 40 years as king, 33 of those in Jerusalem. He was buried in the City of David. David was a poet and the rabbis believe that David wrote the Book of Psalms, or at least edited it. Throughout his life, David prepared for the construction of the Holy Temple by setting aside the necessary physical materials, commanding the Levites and others in their duties for the Temple, and giving the plan for the Temple to Solomon. It is then fitting that according to tradition, the Messiah, who will build the third temple, will be from the Davidic dynasty. Today, Jews pray daily for the coming of the "Messiah, son of David."
Who did Samuel Anoint after Saul was taken off throne?
Samuel anointed David while he was still a shepherd boy. But he anointed him before Saul was "taken off the throne". By anointing David, Samuel was declaring that he would be the next king, not that he was as that moment the new king (In this case, anointing is not like a coronation). Saul was not even aware that God had told Samuel to anoint David so he let David play music in his court to soothe him while Saul was still on the throne. I Samuel 16:1-3 "And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee." I Samuel 16:11-13 "And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah." I Samuel 16:17-19 "17And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him. Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep."
How did Solomon become king?
Solomon became king of Israel after his father, King David, appointed him as his successor and made arrangements for his coronation before David's death. Solomon's older brother, Adonijah, tried to usurp the throne but was ultimately unsuccessful. Following David's death, Solomon was anointed and officially crowned as king.
Was Nathan the prophet in judges chapter 6 verse 8?
Nathan the Prophet was sent to David, the king of Israel, to send a message from God. God was angry with David, because he had had an affair with one of his soldiers wives.
Were did they send Hudson to?
the king of England send him.
Which of King David's sons had the birthright?
As King Davidâ??s eldest son, Adonijah was slated to be the next King by birthright. However, David was convinced by Solomonâ??s mother, Bathsheba, and the prophet Nathan, to give the blessing and birthright of a first-born son to Solomon, effectively making Solomon King Davidâ??s successor to the throne. It was a custom to anoint the Kingâ??s successor at his time of death, which formally placed Kingship. However, while King David was still alive, Adonijah declared himself king, and this prompted David to send Solomon for formal anointing by the priest.
