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[[Image:Michelangelodavid.jpg|right|thumb|Sculpture by [[Michelangelo]]]]
[[Image:Michelangelodavid.jpg|right|thumb|Sculpture by [[Michelangelo]]]]
'''David''' was the second king of Israel from 1010-970 BC.
'''King David'''<sup>[full name needed]</sup> was the second king of [[Israel]] from 1010-970 BC.
He defeated [[Goliath]], the champion of the [[Philistines]] and later captured [[Jerusalem]], which he made the capital city. David greatly extended the borders of [[Israel]] which he ruled as a united kingdom.
He defeated [[Goliath]], the champion of the [[Philistines]] and later captured [[Jerusalem]], which he made the capital city. David greatly extended the borders of [[Israel]] which he ruled as a united kingdom.
== Before becoming King ==
== Before becoming King ==
David was the son of Jesse and was "the least of his father's household". He was brought into [[Saul|king Saul's]] household to play the harp to calm Saul's nerves, which had been increasingly troubled since he had sinned against God and was told by [[Samuel]] that the kingship would be taken from him and given to another by God. David had been a shepard who protected his sheep from wild animals. He witnessed all of the warriors of Israel cower before a great Philistine giant, [[Goliath]] who would taunt them daily. David, a mere boy in the eyes of people who had no military training, stood up and accepted Goliath's challenge. Saul offered him his armor, but David declined. David slew Goliath with a sling stone and cut off his head, mustering the armies of Israel to rise up and scatter the Philistines. Saul became jealous of David and what he had accomplished, especially when he heard the people singing "Saul has slain his thousands, and David, his tens of thousands."
David was the son of Jesse and was "the least of his father's household". He was brought into [[Saul|king Saul's]] household to play the harp to calm Saul's nerves, which had been increasingly troubled since he had sinned against God and was told by [[Samuel]] that the kingship would be taken from him and given to another by God. David had been a shepard who protected his sheep from wild animals. He witnessed all of the warriors of Israel cower before a great Philistine giant, [[Goliath]] who would taunt them daily. David, a mere boy in the eyes of people who had no military training, stood up and accepted Goliath's challenge. Saul offered him his armor, but David declined. David slew Goliath with a sling stone and cut off his head, mustering the armies of Israel to rise up and scatter the Philistines. Saul became jealous of David and what he had accomplished, especially when he heard the people singing "Saul has slain his thousands, and David, his tens of thousands."