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This timeline covers the period from King David's birth in 1040 B.C. to his rise as ruler over all of Israel's tribes in 1003. King David is arguably one of the three greatest individuals in the Old Testament along with Abraham and Moses.
At the age of 70, David died (1 Kings 2:10,11; 1 Chronicles 29:28), having reigned over Judah for 7 years, and all of Israel for 33 years. Despite the imperfect nature of his kingdom, he was able to leave Solomon a relatively prosperous, stable and peaceful nation to reign over.
It is an approximate timeline based on historical and biblical information that have been gathered through the years as provided by scholars and students of history. It is intended to provide us a visual picture on the period and conditions this King David of Israel lived under.
The primary scripture with relative dates of David's life follows: "David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years."
Timeline of King David in the Bible 1. Birth and Early Life (Approx. 1040 BCE): King David was born in Bethlehem, a small town in ancient Israel. He was the youngest son of Jesse, a shepherd, and his wife. As a young boy, David worked as a shepherd, tending to his father’s flock of sheep.
David’s life was full of unexpected events to which he responded with unusual faith. He fought lions and giants, escaped the flying javelins of a mad king, and safely led a force of hundreds of outlaws through wild areas for several years – even leading them into service under a foreign king.
1025 BC: David is anointed by Samuel (1 Sam. 16) at age 10-13—which Saul undoubtedly hears about, later choosing to keep David nearby for observation and ready dispatch. 1023 BC: David, bar-mizvah’d, serves Saul in an ad hoc musical capacity (1 Sam. 16:17, “provide me a man”).
1025 BC: David is anointed by Samuel (1Sam 16) at age 10-13 - which Saul undoubtedly hears about, later choosing to keep David nearby for observation and ready dispatch. 1023 BC: David, bar-mizvah’d, serves Saul in an ad hoc musical capacity (1Sam 16:17, “provide me a man”).
David goes to the King of Gath for refuge. Bible Truth 4U estimates his age to be about 28. David is assigned the city of Ziklag by the King of Gath. 1Sam. 27:7 And the number of days that David lived in the field of the Philistines was a year of days and 4 months. Saul goes to a medium.
The timeline begins with Adam in Eden, then on to Noah and the Flood and the birth of Israel through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Age of Israel—c. 1660 BC to c. 457 BC Covers the history of the Jewish nation, from Moses and the Exodus to King David and the prophets Daniel and Isaiah.