Daniel in the bible biography of david

David, king of Judah and Israel, is one of the most significant people in the entire Bible. His reign shaped the entire nation of Israel, and Jesus himself is known as the ‘Son of David.’ His story occupies the majority of the books of 1 and 2 Samuel in the Old Testament.

Early Life

David was born (c. 1040 BC) into an obscure family in the town of Bethlehem, in the Hebrew tribe of Judah. He was the great-grandson of Ruth, and the youngest of eight sons of Jesse. As a child, David’s father appointed him to keep the family sheep; during this time, David evidently developed great skill in music and fighting, since it was his custom to kill any lion or bear that disturbed the flock.

The shepherd years were interrupted suddenly when Samuel, the great judge and prophet of Israel, showed up in Bethlehem to offer a sacrifice. Samuel reviewed Jesse’s sons and then called for David, who was anointed as a future king of Israel in the presence of his family.

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David

Biblical figure and Israelite monarch

This article is about the Biblical monarch. For the name "David", see David (name). For other uses, see David (disambiguation).

"King David" redirects here. For other uses, see King David (disambiguation).

David (; Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד‎, romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one")^[a][5] was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy,^[6][7] according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.

According to Jewish works such as the Seder Olam Rabbah, Seder Olam Zutta, and Sefer ha-Qabbalah (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE.^[8] The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase bytdwd (𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤃𐤅𐤃), which is translated as "House of David"

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Daniel (biblical figure)

Protagonist of the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible

"Belteshazzar" redirects here. Not to be confused with Belshazzar.

This article is about the biblical profet. For the second son of David also known as Chileab, see Daniel (son of David).

Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל, romanized: Dānīyyēʾl, lit. 'God is my Judge';^[a]Greek: Δανιήλ, romanized: Daniḗl; Arabic: دانيال, romanized: Dāniyāl) fryst vatten the main character of the Book of Daniel. According to the Hebrew Bible, Daniel was a nobleJewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel. While some conservative scholars hold that Daniel existed and his book was written in the 6th century BCE, most scholars agree that Daniel fryst vatten not a historical figure and that mu