Wedding Quote, Butterflies

DAVID

David belonged to the family of Jesse of the tribe of Judah . Born circa 1040 BC Its name comes from the Hebrew דָּוִד and means "beloved." He was the youngest of seven brothers and as usual the boy was the most delayed and gave him tasks pastoral.

isaraelita was king, the successor to King Saul and second in the reign of former Kingdom of Israel, the history of this appears in the books of the prophet Samuel and the Psalms in the Old Testament the Bible . David King , the father of one of the great rulers of Israel : Solomon .

King David is considered a courageous, passionate and essentially fair, although not without sin, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet, and traditionally ascribed authorship of many of the Psalms Book of Psalms. His reign was key to place on the territory of Judah between 1007 BC and 1000 BC and Israel between 1000 BC and 970 BC

Life of King David It is particularly important for Christianity, Judaism and Islam. His biography is based almost exclusively on the books of Samuel, where he is described as blonde, beautiful eyes, wise and very beautiful presence.

The story of David and Goliath

Israel's kingdom ruled by King Saul at the time, was at war with the Philistines, they had a leader (giant) called Goliath , a man of enormous stature of 2.9 meters whose armor, according to the current metric system would weigh about 55 kilos.

Confident in his great physical strength, defied the armies of Israel for forty days, so they chose their best man, who would face him (Goliath ). ; This will decide the battle and conquered people, would be "slave" of the winner.

David was sent by his father to visit his brothers who were in the camp. While there he heard Goliath's challenge . The Bible shows David as "pastor", concerned defend their flocks from attacks wild animals, based on a talent he possessed with arch support and deep. Based on this background, then is offered in front of King Saul, a volunteer leader to meet the Philistine.

to the Hebrews was a crucial moment in its existence as an autonomous nation. "the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel" (1 Sam 17:46, 47).

is dressed in the armor of Saul himself, but not being accustomed to using armor, gets rid of it, goes into battle with his sling and his staff and collect 5 smooth stones from a stream. Goliath arch mockery of David (likening it to a simple "stick" (1 Sam 17:43), but once locked the fight, David manages to defeat his enemy by throwing a stone from his sling which impacts on the forehead of the giant.

Once dropped, David runs into him and cuts his head with his own sword finisher and gets the head and arms to your store. So David gets the first of many victories, which will get trust in God.

King David in Judaism is seen as a tragic figure. In Christianity David is the figure of the Christian believer who depends on God in times of adversity, as well as the glory as of repentance. The Muslims reject the biblical description of King David as an adulterer and murderer, that derived from the Islamic belief of moral superiority and infallibility of the prophets.

symbol of Islam


symbol of Christianity

symbol of Judaism

In the Bible, the Psalms of David especially Psalm 23 and Psalm 51 intense, leaving testimony of the human nature of David, his talent for poetic composition and lyric The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.

Among the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, French cards manufacturers usually assign to each figure representing a character historical or mythological. In this case, the King David was identified with the figure of the king of spades.

At the time of site Rabbah, David did not attend the battle staying in Jerusalem, after a nap, walked by a roof and watched in a nearby house of a woman looks beautiful bathing and David wanted. Report was made and found that her name was Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah, a Hittite soldier fighting in Rabbah principal. This condition did not deter David.

David makes her come and lay with her for what she commits adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite, while her husband fought in the battle (at the site of Rabbah). Adultery (for women) was punishable by death in Israel. Bathsheba becomes pregnant, then David calls Uriah, so that you can be with his wife and hide the true identity of the father of the child. However, Uriah refuses to stay home while his teammates are in the fight, so David changed his strategy: He sent back to the site Rabbah but instructs Joab (commander) to Uriah in situé the front and harder the battle, so he was killed in combat. Bathsheba save a mourning for her husband as a lover David expected.

David marries Bathsheba (which became his favorite wife) and she bears his child, "but what David had done displeased the Lord." The prophet Nathan confronts successor Samuel David, saying, "Why have you despised the word of God to do what is evil in his eyes? You hurt Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken to wife to be your wife "(2 Samuel 12:9) Therefore, adultery and murder, Nathan declares that God will take home the peace and the king continued sozobras promoting a troubled kingdom, full of violent civil unrest and intrigue. In addition, he said David was not going to die for this (as David demonstrates repentance), but if your child born to Bathsheba.

David repents, God "struck the child ... and got sick on the seventh day the child died." David broke his fast gets dressed, and eat.

His servants asked why he lamented when the baby was alive, but not when it is dead, and David replies: "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, he said, who knows if the Lord have mercy on me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, why should I fast? Will I have to bring him back? I come to him, but he did not return to me.

King David was old and decrepit, bedridden. Taking advantage of the situation, his surviving son Adonijah (heir apparent) is declared King.

Bathsheba, David's favorite wife, and Nathan the prophet, fearing the hostile attitude of the ambitious Adonijah went with David to seek an agreement that placed Solomon (the second son of Bathsheba) on the throne. Solomon

had been chosen by God (1 Re 3:7) and this agreement between David and his wife preferred only realized the divine. Solomon is anointed, and his father David receives final instructions: "no blood" ... "Not to seek revenge" and "follow the precepts of the Lord" in order to achieve prosperity (1 st Re 1:15, 2:1-4, 1 st Re 2:2) also included a promise to continue the hereditary line in forever king of Judah.

David dies (approx. 70 years) around the year 970 BC and is buried in the city of David. He had ruled over Israel forty years, seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. David was buried in his hometown on the eastern hill (1 Kings 2:10). The Tomb of King David is a recent (medieval) that actually may not correspond to his grave, and was buried in the City of David, located further to the southeast.