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The second Jewish King, and the first from the tribe of Yehudah (Judah).
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Why did Yonatan arrange the secret arrow sign with David?
Rabbi Amnon Bazak explains in his lecture that this seemingly useless act of telling David in a secret way to run away and then meeting David in person shows the special and unique relationship betwee …
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When did David Hamelech become king?
What about the fact that it is possible that David was king of ONLY Judah for 2 years and then remained in Hevron but was king over all of Israel for 5.5 more years before moving to Jerusalem?
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Was King David also a Navi?
Although David uses a navi to find out what Hashem wants(Natan) there is also some thought that David is a Navi in his own right. It appears that he uses Natan and others to find out what Hashem thin …
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How did the Star of David become iconic?
We all recognize the iconic symbol of the Star of David, do we know where it came from and where it got its name?
I always learned that the symbol appeared on King David's shield. True? How do we …
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Dovid haMelech and Amalek
Not only does Shaul not follow the very clear orders of Shmuel in this instance he has also already been warned about not retaining Hashem's help in his kingship when he made a sacrifice prior to a wa …
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Should retroactive divorce (a la David & Batsheva) be reinstituted?
Almost all the commentaries on David and Batsheva's seeming indiscretion follow Rashi who points out during that time a retroactive divorce was given upon the husband leaving for war, therefore ensuri …
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What are the "blind and the lame" that David wanted to be rid of when he entered Jerusalem, ...
David takes over Jerusalem (finally) in Shmuel II, Perek 5. It says that David wants to be rid of the סירך ועורים. This is commonly translated as the blind and the lame. Metzudat David understands …
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Why was Shlomo more worthy to build the Beis Hamikdash than David?
We see throughout the Navi that David does not want people killed on his behalf (Saul, Ish Boshet...) yet he does not get to build the Temple and the most common reason that David is told no by Hashem …
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