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2. David - Wikipedia

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   1946 Gladys Schmitt's novel David the King was a richly embellished biography of David's entire life. The book took a risk, especially for its time, in portraying David's relationship with Jonathan as overtly homoerotic, but was ultimately panned by critics as a bland rendition of the title character.

3. David and Jonathan - Wikipedia

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   David and Jonathan were, according to the Hebrew Bible's Books of Samuel, heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, who formed a covenant, taking a mutual oath. Jonathan was the son of Saul , king of Israel , of the tribe of Benjamin , and David was the son of Jesse of Bethlehem , of the tribe of Judah , and Jonathan's presumed rival for the crown.

4. Davidic line - Wikipedia

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   According to the biblical narrative, David of the Tribe of Judah engaged in a protracted conflict with Ish-bosheth of the Tribe of Benjamin after the latter succeeded his father Saul to become the second king of an amalgamated Israel and Judah. Amidst this struggle, God had sent his prophet Samuel to anoint David as the true king of the Israelites.

5. God Knows (novel) - Wikipedia

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   Indeed, it is possible to read the book as Heller's meditation upon his own mortality, and an exploration of the Jewish view of family, life, death, etc. All of the major touchstones of King David's life are in place: his childhood herding sheep, the prophet Samuel , Goliath , King Saul , Jonathan (and homosexual innuendoes), Bathsheba and ...

6. Jesse (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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   Samuel waited, and when he arrived God asked the prophet to anoint David as king over Israel (1 Samuel 16:13). Some time later, Saul, suffering from depression and melancholy, asked Jesse for his son David to play the harp for him, since he had heard that David played the harp beautifully. Jesse sent his son along with some gifts for the King.

7. King David (film) - Wikipedia

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   King David is a 1985 American Biblical epic film about the life of David, the second King of the Kingdom of Israel, as recounted in the Hebrew Bible.The film is directed by Bruce Beresford, written by Andrew Birkin and James Costigan, and stars Richard Gere in the title role.

8. Court History of David - Wikipedia

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   Friedman's thesis in The Hidden Book in the Bible is that the Yahwist author wrote many of the most familiar stories in the Hebrew Bible, including the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, and David, as one unified text. The Hidden Book analyses the punctuation patterns, [clarification needed] word choice, sentence structure and allusions ...

9. Annals of King David - Wikipedia

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   The Annals of King David (Hebrew: הימים למלך דויד, romanized: hayyāmîm lammeleḵ Dāwîḏ, alternatively translated as the Chronicles of King David [1]) is a lost work mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It may have been written by the Biblical prophet Nathan, who was one of King David's contemporaries. [citation needed]