King David

Yes; Solomon was David's son.

1 Kings 2:12 - Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established.[NKJV]

David was born 1061BC and died 971BC. These dates are known and definite dates because:-

(1). The date of the completion of the Temple by Solomon in 974BC has been positively dated and cross-correlated by scholars because it is also mentioned in the records of contemporary civilizations;

(2). It is known that this took 20 years to complete (ie in 967BC):-

1Ki 9:10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the ...house of the LORD [ie Temple].....

(3). It is known that this was in the fourth year of Solomon's reign ie that he became king in 970BC:-

1Ki 6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

(4). His father David died very soon after Solomon became king (ie 970BC).

(5). According to Josephus, David was 70 when he died, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 33 years, (and also died there) which means he began ruling from Jerusalem in 1003BC.

1Ki 2:11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

(6). David was in Jerusalem when he saw Bathsheba :-

2Sa 11:2-3 KJV And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. [v. 3] And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

(7). David committed adultery with Bathsheba but she became pregnant, so he had her husband (Uriah the Hittite) killed, and Nathan the prophet confronted David:-

2Sa 12:9-10 KJV Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. [v.10] Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

(8). Nathan told him their child (ie not a baby) would die:-

2Sa 12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

(v.18) And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

To stress the point, it is said 5 times in two verses that it is a child of at least one year old, and perhaps a toddler but not a baby.

(9). Assuming that this happened just after David began ruling from Jerusalem means the earliest possible date for the birth of the child would be 1001BC .

(10). The latest possible date for the birth of the child would be one or two years before Solomon was born:-

2Sa 12:22, 24 KJV And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? ... [v.24] And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

(11). Solomon's birth date is unknown, and it is not known how old he was when he became king, but the parameters can be made. David told him to behave "like a man", implying he wasn't (he could have still been a teenager):-

1Ki 2:1-2 MKJV And the days of David drew near for him to die. And he charged Solomon his son, saying, [v. 2] I go the way of all the earth. And you be strong and show yourself a man.

(12). Assuming he was only 14 and adding a year for his mother's pregnancy would make the latest possible date for his conception 986BC.

(13). This puts the year of David's marriage to Bathsheba somewhere in the range between 1000BC and 986BC.

Although it depends on assumptions being made, it makes the year of David's marriage to Bathsheba somewhere in the range between 1000BC and 986BC. However, if you made it 990BC it couldn't be far out, and no-body can prove you wrong!

One opinion:

Quite possibly, but it's more likely that David was bisexual. Back then, there wasn't nearly as much concern about men having sex with men, as long as they had sex with women, too. It's also not clear how old the two of them were when they were "friends". It's not at all unusual for kids in their teen years to "experiment".

Another thought:

Besides the overwhelming testimony of the Psalms in which David continuously praises God's laws, against which homosexuality is a perverse adulterous abomination.

"O how I love Thy law! It is my meditation all the day." (Ps.119:97)

Plus, if they had actively engaged in such practice... God would never have inspired this testimony in His Word: "...I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after Mine own heart, which shall fulfill all My will." (Acts 13:22)

Further addition:

It may be helpful to read the actual Bible verses in which David laments the death of Jonathan: 2 Samuel 1:25-26 (King James Version)

He accomplished a great victory over the Philistine enemies during the time of King Saul, and he defeated Goliath. He was the new king who replaced Saul, due to Saul's breaking of God's command. He was a young shepherd who had a lot of things organized and in control.

1) King David authored/compiled the book of Psalms (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b).
2) King David subdued all of the surrounding nations.
3) He secured from the prophet Nathan a promise from God that his (David's) son Solomon would build the Holy Temple.
4) He set the blueprints, with Divine inspiration, for the Holy Temple.
5) He amassed vast amounts of material for the construction of the Temple (1 Chronicles ch.29).
6) Together with Samuel, he instituted the 24 groupings of families of Kohanim and Levites (Talmud, Taanit 27a).
7) He served God all the days of his life (1 Kings 11:38); and God was with him (1 Samuel 16:18).
8) King David serves as the archetype of the effectiveness of repentance (Talmud, Avodah Zarah 4b).

Quick answer: We don't know. More detail:

You're asking one of two things:

1) Is Netanyahu from the Tribe called "David"? Answer: There's no such tribe.

2) Is Netanyahu from the same Tribe that David was from (the Tribe of Judah)? Answer: We don't know, but it remains true that most Jews are from the Tribe of Judah.

See also:

The Twelve Israelite Tribes

seven

King David had eight wives and at least ten concubines. His wives are listed in 2 Samuel 3:2-5, but the list is missing two wives - the first one, Michal, and the last one, Bathsheba. Their names in order are:

Michal

Ahinoam

Abigail

Maacah

Haggith

Abital

Eglah

Bathsheba

2 Samuel 5:13-15 says that David took more wives and concubines in Jerusalem, but doesn't list how many, only names the sons born to him there. In a later passage, we are told of ten concubines whom his son Absalom defiled, so at the very least, David had eight wives and ten concubines - probably more.