The Psalms in Tehillim, relate many times to episodes in King David’s life. Using his personal life many times, as a metaphor for the whole nation.
In this category of the website, I will bring the main episodes in King David’s life, as appear in the Bible and other sources.
Samuel1 16:11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” And he said, “The youngest still remains, and behold, he is tending the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we shall not sit down until he comes here.” As mentioned David was excluded estranged from his family (see …
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David was born to a very prominent family. Yishay, David’s father was among the four people that the reason of their death is described: ‘because of the serpent’, the sin of Adam. Otherwise, they were so clean from sin, that there was no reason for them to die. (The other three are: Benjamin, Amram-Moses father, and …
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“..I was strange to my brothers, and alien to the sons of my mother… They talk about me, those who sit in the gate, and they make melodies about me for those who imbibe strong drink…” (Psalm 69) The above verses, as well as others and our tradition tells us a ‘problematic’ / questionable roots of …