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  2. David - Wikipedia

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    In the biblical narrative of the Books of Samuel, David is described as a young shepherd and harpist whose heart is devoted to Yahweh, the one true God. He gains fame and becomes a hero by killing Goliath. He becomes a favorite of Saul, the first king of Israel, but is forced to go into hiding when Saul suspects David of plotting to take his ...

  3. 1 Samuel 16 - Wikipedia

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    The part emphasizes that David is God's chosen king (1 Samuel 16:1–13; 'the LORD was with him' 1 Samuel 16:18; 18:14), but Saul was still king and David was careful not to take over the kingdom from God's anointed (1 Samuel 24:6; 26:9), even it is shown throughout that David was under blessing, while Saul was under curse. [5]

  4. Samuel - Wikipedia

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    Thus, several scholars argue that the narrative originally described the birth of Saul, and was given to Samuel to enhance the position of David and Samuel at the former king's expense. [35] Alternatively, Nadav Na'aman argues that the verbal root sh-'-l is actually related to the name "Shiloh", the place where Samuel was born. [36]

  5. Biblical literalist chronology - Wikipedia

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    David at Hebron was anointed king over the house of Judah (1062). He reigned over Judah 7 years 6 months (1062–1055). 2 Samuel 2:4–7 2 Samuel 5:4–5: 1055 Ante C. 1044: David was anointed king over Israel by all the elders of Israel.

  6. Davidic line - Wikipedia

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    The grandson of Hezekiah ben David through his eldest son David ben Chyzkia, Hiyya al-Daudi, died in 1154 in Castile according to Abraham ibn Daud and is the ancestor of the ibn Yahya family. Several families, as late as the 14th century, traced their descent back to Josiah, the brother of David ben Zakkai who had been banished to Chorasan (see ...

  7. Coronations in antiquity - Wikipedia

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    However, on Saul's death, a crown that was on his head is presented to David II Samuel 1:10. Later, in I Samuel 16:13, Samuel anoints David to replace him - but again there is no reference to a crown at that point. In II Samuel 12:30, David is crowned with the Ammonite crown, after his conquest of Rabbah, the Ammonite capital.

  8. Here’s Why the Anointing of King Charles Was Kept ... - AOL

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    With a dabble of chrism oil (which was consecrated in Jerusalem), King Charles was anointed as king during the religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey. However, a screen was used to block this ...

  9. 2 Samuel 2 - Wikipedia

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    2 Samuel 2 is the second chapter of the Second Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the second part of Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel, with additions by the prophets Gad and Nathan, [2] but modern scholars view it as a composition of a number of independent texts of various ages from ...