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=== David as King ===

=== David as King ===

David greatly expanded the borders of Israel, defeating every foe he faced.  However, his own life was not without controversy.  He lost his child due to his [[adultery]] with [[Bathsheba]]; one of his sons [[Absalom]] killed his brother [[Amnon]] after he raped and discarded his sister [[Tamar]]; later Absalom rebelled against David and forced him to flee.  David took back his throne, but Absalom was killed even though David had ordered his life to be spared.  David also had to live through a revolt by [[Sheba]], but he too was vanquished. Furthermore, because David sinned in taking a census of the land, 70 thousand people fell to pestilence.  And yet through it all, David was called a man after God's own heart, due to his true and deep grievings for his wrongs.  In fact, Scripture records that <blockquote>"David did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite."<ref>[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/popup.pl?book=1Ki&chapter=15&verse=5&version=kjv#5 I Kings 15:5 (KJV)]</ref></blockquote>  David wrote most of the [[Psalms]] in the Bible including the famous Psalm 23, ''The Lord is my Shepherd''

David greatly expanded the borders of Israel, defeating every foe he faced.  However, his own life was not without controversy.  He lost his child due to his [[adultery]] with [[Bathsheba]]; one of his sons [[Absalom]] killed his brother [[Amnon]] after he raped and discarded his sister [[Tamar]]; later Absalom rebelled against David and forced him to flee.  David took back his throne, but Absalom was killed even though David had ordered his life to be spared.  David also had to live through a revolt by Sheba, but he too was vanquished. Furthermore, because David sinned in taking a census of the land, 70 thousand people fell to pestilence.  And yet through it all, David was called a man after God's own heart, due to his true and deep grievings for his wrongs.  In fact, Scripture records that <blockquote>"David did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite."<ref>[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/popup.pl?book=1Ki&chapter=15&verse=5&version=kjv#5 I Kings 15:5 (KJV)]</ref></blockquote>  David wrote most of the [[Psalms]] in the Bible including the famous Psalm 23, ''The Lord is my Shepherd''

David died after ruling 40 years, 33 of them in Jerusalem, and set up his son [[Solomon]] as his successor.  David was not allowed to build the temple because he was a man of 'blood' (a military commander), but his son could.  David was part of the lineage of [[Jesus]].

David died after ruling 40 years, 33 of them in Jerusalem, and set up his son [[Solomon]] as his successor.  David was not allowed to build the temple because he was a man of 'blood' (a military commander), but his son could.  David was part of the lineage of [[Jesus]].