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The precise phrase 'son of David' is used only six times in the Hebrew bible, but they all come from post-exilic books: Chronicles, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. Of the six instances, five are for Solomon, three of which are accompanied by the title 'king of Israel' or 'king in Jerusalem'.
May 12, 2021 · David and Goliath: analysis. The story of David overcoming Goliath is told in 1 Samuel chapter 17. And yet if we turn to 2 Samuel 21:19, we find something to surprise us: there it is told how Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew Goliath the Gittite.
KJV: named Goliath, of Gath, INT: the armies of the Philistines Goliath named Gath. 1 Samuel 17:23. HEB: הַבֵּנַ֡יִם עוֹלֶ֞ה גָּלְיָת֩ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י שְׁמ֤וֹ. NAS: named was coming. KJV: of Gath, by name, INT: champion was coming the Philistine named. 1 Samuel 21:10.
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- David might not have killed Goliath. David is perhaps best known for fighting and killing the giant and Philistine champion Goliath with a slingshot — a suitably awesome feat for the future king of Israel — but the Bible betrays some doubt about who deserves the credit.
- He was both hero and anti-hero. David, as depicted in the Hebrew Bible is, above all, a man of profound contradictions. He is described as “a man after God’s own heart” by one biblical author, and “a bloodstained fiend of hell” by another.
- David was a stud. “David” means “beloved” — of both God and humankind, especially women. It was the latter who used to chant (much to the consternation of David’s predecessor King Saul): “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands!”
- David might have been bisexual. David has always been a focus of speculation when it comes to the love that “passes the love of women.” This is how the Bible characterizes the love between David and Jonathan, the son of the first king of Israel, Saul.
The sword of David (probably Goliath's) had miraculous powers (Midrash Golyat, Jellinek, "B. H." iv. 140-141). In order to guard the slayer of Goliath against becoming overbearing, God exposed him to the revenge of his slain adversary's brother and mother (see Giants; Sanh. 95a; Jellinek, "B. H." iv. 140 et seq.).
One of David's early ancestors, Nachshon the son of Aminadav, won fame at the crossing of the Red Sea, after the liberation of the Jewish people from Egypt. He was the first to jump into the sea, whereupon the sea was divided for the Jewish people.
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