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The painting depicts Saul, the king of the Israelites. He is visually touched by the harp playing. The depicted situation comes from 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and 1 Samuel 18:8-11, in which King Saul is abandoned by the Holy Spirit, and God sends him an evil spirit. It taunts Saul, and only David's harp playing can relax him.
English: David receiving Saul’s armor for his battle with Goliath (1 Samuel 17:38), one of six silver plates depicting early scenes of the life of David, Constantinople, c. 629-30, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 17.190.399 When Byzantine emperor Heraclius defeated Persian general Rhahzadh, Frankish writer Fredegar referred to Heraclius as someone who "advanced to the battle like a ...
David was a close friend of Jonathan, the son of King Saul. Saul suspected David of aspiring to the throne of Israel. Saul thus planned to kill David, but when Jonathan learned of his father's intention, he warned David of the danger. Jonathan advised him to run away, though David took shelter by the stone Ezel, where their last meeting took place.
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The narrative describes how David acted like a good king to protect the territory of Israel from foreign aggressor (cf. 1 Samuel 9:16), although he was on the run from the actual king, Saul. [16] At this time David was shown to have access to YHWH through the oracle (before the arrival of Abiathar and the ephod), so he inquired YHWH twice, once ...
Saul's son Ish-bosheth succeeded him to the throne, reigning for only two years before being murdered by his own military leaders. Saul's son-in-law David then became king. The biblical narrative of Saul's rise to kingship and his death contains several textual inconsistencies and plays on words that scholars have discussed.
Gayle King is reviving one of her favorite Thanksgiving traditions by posting a bathing suit picture alongside her niece.On Monday, the CBS anchor, 68, shared snaps of her and niece Mekenzye ...
David and Goliath (Titian) David and Goliath (Caravaggio) David and Jonathan (Rembrandt) David and Uriah; David Before the Ark of the Covenant; David with the Head of Goliath (Caravaggio, Rome) David with the Head of Goliath (Castagno) David with the Head of Goliath (Caravaggio, Vienna) David with the Head of Goliath (Massimo Stanzione)