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The second Jewish King, and the first from the tribe of Yehudah (Judah).

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What is the status when there are two anointed kings at the same time?

The Rabbi's teach that one kingship does not overlap with another even a hairbreadth (Yoma 38b). I understand this to mean that there may be only 1 Jewish king ruling at a time, or in the case where ...
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Did Dovid hamelech write music?

Do we have any music notes or tunes attributed to him? On the same note, do we have any music or songs attributed to biblical times? If not, why is that? EDIT: do we know any tunes or songs even ...
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Why are Moshe, Aharon, David and Shlomo mentioned in the prayer for the sick?

Based on Nusach Ashkenaz, it seems that when there is a prayer beginning with the words מי שברך , that only the 3 fathers (Avraham, Yitzhak and Ya'akov) are mentioned. Two examples: Mi Sheberach for ...
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Different names for Dovid in regular Selichos vs Yom Kippur Selichos

Why do we refer to Dovid Hamelech as "Mashiach Tzidkecha" in Selichos (towards the end, paragraph begins with those words) except on Yom Kippur when we refer to him as "Dovid Avdecha" (in the same ...
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Among which "people" should we make "his deeds known"?

Beginning of Psalm 105: .הודוּ לה' קִרְאוּ בִשְׁמו. הודִיעוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִילותָיו Give thanks to the Lord, call out in His name; make His deeds known among the peoples. Which people? Fellow Jews? ...
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Any traditional sources that compare Rachav to the wife who hid Dovid in Shmuel II, perek 17?

Rachav hides the spies under some flax, then tells enemy they went in a different direction. The wife of the man in Bochurim hides Ahimaaz and Yehonasan under groats/ground wheat, and tells the enemy ...
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What day of the year did David buy Har Habayis?

Does anyone know if there are any sources regarding the date David Hamelech stopped the plague by bringing karbanos in the field of Aravnah HaYevusi? It would seem that this should be considered a ...
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Are there any sefarim about Melech David

Today we named our son David at the Brit Mila and I realized I wanted to learn more about King David. Outside of Tehilim and Shmuel I&II (which are understandably the core sources), does anyone ...
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The weapons of Dovid Hamelech in the Beis HaMikdosh

In 2 Melachim, 11:10, the Torah says: And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spear and shields, that were in the temple of the L-rd. Why did the Beis HaMikdosh have a ...
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Why are some royal mothers omitted from scripture?

One of the differences between the account of the Davidic kings and the non-Davidic kings in scripture is the inclusion of mothers for most of the Davidic kings. None of the non-Davidic kings have ...
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What is the significance of leaving out the suffix-"vav" and/or adding it to אֲדֹנִיָּה?

What is the significance of leaving out the suffix-"vav" and/or adding it to the name אֲדֹנִיָּה? Of the 15 times the name of the antagonist or bad character is mentioned in 1 Kings 1, three ...
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Connection between the eulogy of Shaul by Dovid and Nedarim

Two Mishnayos in Nedarim, 3:11 and 9:10, contain quotes from the eulogy of Shaul by Dovid . Both quotes are tangents, they don't directly relate to each other in context, and neither is really ...
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Was the first child of Dovid and Batsheva supposed to be Moshiach?

Rav Neventzal’s sichos Bereishis sichah 36, explains that Dovid knew via ru’ach ha’kodesh that Moshiach was going to come from his relationship with Batsheva. I heard that this refers to the child who ...
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Why were the Israelites punished on account of King David's census?

In 2 Samuel 24, King David orders a census, against the advice of his chief of staff, Joab. Then God becomes angry and 70,000 people die of a plague. David is repentant: But afterward David ...
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Dovid and Avigail

When Dovid Hamelech was by the house of Naval, he stated that he will not leave over so much as a dog of Naval's, and that's when Avigail convinced him not to do anything to Naval and rather Hashem ...
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Looking for a Midrash / Commentary about David Hamelekh condemning the notion of Theater (Play-pretend / Acting etc.)

By any chance, does anyone remember something along these lines? I heard it back in my Yeshiva days and it always puzzled me (what did David Hamelekh mean by it more precisely? What danger did he ...
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King David vs King Shaul - did King Shaul do anything wrong?

When Shaul would scold his enemies e.g. the Plishtim, he would shout at them for “defying Israel” (as his men did in Shmuel 1:17:25), but David would shout at them for "defying God" (ibid 26)...
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Genesis 22:18 ‘the seed’ include the Moshiach?

Genesis 22:18 speaks about Abraham’s descendants: וְהִתְבָּרְכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקֹלִי׃ and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; ...
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Did David utter an unnecessary oath?

In 1 Shmuel 25 Avigail persuades David not to execute his plan to kill Naval and Naval's household. After David acquiesces to her plea he then continues in pasuk 34 to swear (see commentaries such as ...
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Wipe out Amalek Round 2

Shaul was commanded to wipe out Amalek and Dovid would've built the beis hamikdosh after conquering the surrounding nations but Hashem wanted Shlomo to do it. Destroying Amalek is a preparation for ...
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Significance of the story of how King Dovid came to write the 15 “Shir HaMaalos”

The story of how King Dovid came to write the 15 “Shir HaMaalos” is recounted in Gemoro Sukkah 53 a, b . It seems in preparing the “plumbing” for the future Temple, he disturbed an underground seal ...
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What Ever Happened To Palti Ben Laish After He Returned Michal To King David?

Did he end up marrying someone else? I feel so bad for him that someone he loved so dearly was taken away from him after being teased. etc. I'm not condemning What King David did but hindsight he ...
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How do I tell whether an "Efrati" is an Efraimite or someone from Efrat (i.e. Bethlehem)?

Sometimes an אֶפְרָתִ֜ means someone from the Tribe of Ephraim. It is certainly used that way in the context of the "Shibollet" story. Other times, is means someone from Bethlehem. (Ruth) ...
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What is the reasoning behind Avshalom's name

Why was Avshalom named so. It's kind of ironic that his name means "my father is peace", no? Any ideas?
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From Adonijah's self-exaltation to self-debasement at the horns of the altar, what was the time frame?

From Adonijah's self-exaltation to self-debasement at the horns of the altar, what was the time frame? From the time "Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying: 'I will be king'" (...
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Should I pray to God based on my own merit?

In the book of Tehillim (Psalms), Chapter 86, King David says the following: שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי֮ כִּֽי־חָסִ֪יד אָ֥נִי הוֹשַׁ֣ע עַ֭בְדְּךָ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֑י הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ ...
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Comparison of criterion in choosing Saul and David as kings

In reading some of the vesres explaining a criterion in choosing Saul and David as kings, I found: In I Samuel 9:2, Saul is described as being tall and good looking. G-d doesn't seem to object to ...
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How long did King David reign in Jerusalem before he brought the Ark there?

In the book of Samuel 2, Chapter 7 it says: They brought in the Ark of the LORD and set it up in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and ...
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Does Deuteronomy 24:16 contradict what happened to King David’s son?

Deuteronomy 24:16 says a child will not be punished for the sins of the father and vice versa. Then how is it the child of David and Bathsheba be put to death? What is the reason for this according to ...
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Do the Hasideans have a connection to the House of David?

What primary sources have scholars examined to investigate potential genealogical ties between the Hasideans and the house of David or other tribes? Does linguistic analysis of the name "Hasid&...
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Why did Yoav quote the pasuk of Amalek by Edom?

The Gemara (Bava Basra 21b) says that Yoav misread the passuk Deuteronomy 25:19 "Eradicate the memory of Amalek" as "Eradicate the males of Amalek" and thus only killed the males ...
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Why is David able to continue being with his wives after they are captured

In 1 Shmuel 30 we learn that David's wives were taken captive by Amalekites. David and his men were able to retrieve them sometime later, however enough time seems to have passed that the captors ...
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Is "Reason to Believe" correct that the Jewish Nation had no outstanding achievements?

R Gottlieb in his book called Reason to Believe claims that the UNEXPECTED survival of the Jews is a reason to believe in a Supernatural Being that cares about the Jews, has abilities to affect the ...
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Goren Arvana/Ornan as the Location of the Temple

The last chapter of Samuel (24) describes King David's sin of counting the Jewish people and the resulting epidemic in which 70,000 Jews were killed. At the end of the account, the prophet describes ...
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Who is the subject of Bilaam's prophecy?

The gentile prophet Bilaam says: [I] heard the words of God, and know the knowledge of the most High, [and] saw the vision of the Almighty... I see him, but not now; what I behold will not be soon: A ...
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Deficient limb(s) - (King David vs Messiah?)

Around 2015, I read in a Midrashic source - presumably on Sefaria - that either King David or the future King Moshiach (I cannot remember this crucial fact) would have a problem relating to something ...
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When did David Hamelech become the fourth leg of the Merkavah?

When did David Hamelech become the fourth leg of the Merkavah? The Sefer Rekanti Al Hatorah (toward the end of *Parshas Noach) cites the Zohar Chadash (P. Lech-Lecha) stating that David Hamelech ...
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Did King David really fast on alternate days?

Could you please let me know whether King David fasted on alternate days? Have you got this tradition in Judaism? Any historical reference?
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Was Natan Hanavi associated with any other characters in the Torah?

I am referring to the Natan who rebuked דוד המלך. Is he associated with other characters via גילגול? If not, is he compared or contrasted with other characters in mfarshim?
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Why are There Dots on the לולא of לוּלֵא הֶאֱמַנְתִּי לִרְאוֹת בְּטוּב ה׳ בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּים?

David called himself pious (Psalms 86:2): The Talmud questions this (Brachot 4a): 27:11). וְדָוִד מִי קָרֵי לְנַפְשֵׁיהּ ״חָסִיד״? וְהָכְתִיב ״לוּלֵא הֶאֱמַנְתִּי לִרְאוֹת בְּטוּב ה׳ בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּים״...
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What about 1 Samuel ch. 16?

In 1 Samuel ch. 16:14-23 there's a strange story about an "evil spirit from the LORD" who started to terrify Shaul Ha-Melech until the young David was called to present before the king & ...
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How one can explain the Generation gap between David and Goliath?

Is there a midrash that explains how David meets Goliath, since the time gap between the two is huge? Goliath is Orpah's son (II Sam. 21;I Sam. 17) and David is the great-grandson of Ruth, Orpah's ...
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How can Psalm 132 reference David and imply that it was written by Solomon?

The gemora in Bava Basra 14b lists 10 people that co-authored Tehillim with David דוד כתב ספר תהלים ע"י עשרה זקנים ע"י אדם הראשון על ידי מלכי צדק ועל ידי אברהם וע"י משה ועל ידי הימן וע&...
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What is happening in Samuel 2 Chapter 24?

The chapter starts out saying that the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. (Does this just mean the northern kingdom?) Here Rashi says he doesn't know what it is about: https://www.chabad....
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Was the counting of the Children of Israel David's fault or Yoav's fault?

In the book of Shmuel Book 2, chapter 24, David commands Yoav to count the children of Israel. David later realizes that he made a mistake. Shouldn't this been Yoav's mistake for not doing the task of ...
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Why does Tanac"h specifically describe these males as "beautiul"?

A "trivia" question I gave my son, yesterday, is - name three males described in Tanac"h as "beautiful" / good-looking: The 3 I thought of are: Joseph Saul (See Rada"k commentary on I Samuel 9:2) ...
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What did David did sing or play for Saul?

What song or melody did David play for Saul? The song seems to controle the demon,but what did he sing or play? Does the Torah or the sages tell us?
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War for economic reasons

In Brachot 3b David gives his ministers the advice to go to war to bring Parnassah. Then they asked the Urim and Thumim. Is waging war for economic reasons halahically justified?
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If one may not say tehillim at night, why did King Dovid?

If one may not say tehillim at night, why did King Dovid? As related in begining of Gemara Brochos. Saying Tehilim after shkia
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