Lexical Definition

‎דָּוִד‎ Dâvid (daw-veed') David ^N:N-M-P
rarely (fully); דָּוִיד Dâvîyd (dawveed'); from the same as ‎דּוֹד‎; loving

David.

• § David = "beloved"
• David, the youngest son of Jesse

1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

See Greek: Δαβίδ

Extended Information

• A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17
• son of: Jesse (יִשַׁי) and Nahash (נָחָשׁ)
• brother of: Eliab (אֱלִיאָב), Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב), Shimeah (שִׁמְעָה), Zeruiah (צְרוּיָה), Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל), Nethanel (נְתַנְאֵל), Raddai (רַדַּי), Ozem (אֹצֶם) and Elihu (אֱלִיהוּ); married to Michal (מִיכָל), Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל), Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹעַם), Maacah (מַעֲכָה), Haggith (חַגִּית), Abital (אֲבִיטָל), Eglah (עֶגְלָה) and Bathsheba (בַּת־שֶׁבַע)
• father of: Amnon (אַמְנוֹן), Chileab (כִּלְאָב), Absalom (אֲבִישָׁלוֹם), Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּה), Shephatiah (שְׁפַטְיָה), Ithream (יִתְרְעָם), Shammua (שַׁמּוּעַ), Shobab (שׁוֹבָב), Nathan (נָתָן), Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה), Ibhar (יִבְחַר), Elishua (אֱלִישׁוּעַ), Nepheg (נֶפֶג), Japhia (יָפִיעַ), Elishama (אֱלִישָׁמָע), Eliada (אֶלְיָדָע), Eliphelet (אֱלִיפֶלֶט), Tamar (תָּמָר), Elpelet (אֱלִיפֶלֶט), Nogah (נֹגַהּ) and Jerimoth (יְרִימוֹת)
• Also named: Daueid, Dauid, Dabid (Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ "David" Δαβίδ)

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‎דָּוִד‎, ‎דָּוִיד‎₁₀₆₆ proper name, masculine David, son of ‎יִשַׂי‎, king of Israel, whose dynasty remained on the throne of Jerusalem till the Babylonian exile (compare 2Sam 7:11-15 etc.) (beloved one ? compare Ba^{NB 189}; according to Sayce^{Modern Rev. 1884, 158 ff.; Rel. Babylonian 53, 56 f.} originally Dodo, title of sun-god worshipped in Israel compare ‎דודה‎ name of divinity among east Jordan Israelites MI¹²) — ‎דָּוִד‎ always Ruth, Samuel, Kings (except 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 11:36) Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jeremiah; also 1Chr 13:6; Ezek 34:24; Ezek 37:24; Ezek 37:25 (c. 790 t.); ‎דָּוִיד‎ always Zechariah, Chronicles (except 1Chr 13:6), Ezra, Nehemiah; also Amos 6:5 (where gloss according to Peters^{Hebraica. Apr. 1886, p. 175}) Amos 9:11; Hos 3:5; Ezek 34:23; 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 11:36; Song 4:4 (c. 276 t.); — first named 1Sam 16:13 compare also Ruth 4:17; Ruth 4:22; 2Sam 1:1 +, 1Kgs 1:1 +, 1Kgs 2:1 +, etc. (see above); in titles of Psalm 3-9, 11-32, 34-41, 51-65, 68-70, 86, 101, 103, 108-110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 138-145 (73 in all); also in Ps 18:51* (= 2Sam 22:51); 2Sam 72:20; 2Sam 89:36; 2Sam 89:50; 2Sam 122:5; 2Sam 132:17 ‎עַבְדִּי‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ (‎׳‎‎י‎ speaks) 2Sam 3:18; 2Sam 7:5; 2Sam 7:8 = 1Chr 17:4; 1Chr 17:7 compare v1Chr 17:26 = 1Chr 17:24, also 1Kgs 8:24; 1Kgs 8:25; 1Kgs 8:26; 1Kgs 8:66 = 2Chr 6:15; 2Chr 6:16; 2Chr 6:17; 2Chr 11:32; 2Chr 11:34; 2Chr 11:36; 2Chr 11:38; 2Chr 14:8*; 2Kgs 8:19; 2Kgs 19:34 = Isa 37:35; 2Kgs 20:6 compare further Ps 18:1*; Ps 36:1* (both titles compare above) Ps 78:70; Ps 89:4*; Ps 89:21*; Ps 132:10; Ps 144:10; Jer 33:21; Jer 33:22; Jer 33:26 so also as represented in coming (Messianic) ruler Ezek 34:23; Ezek 34:24; Ezek 37:24; Ezek 37:25, compare Hos 3:5; Jer 30:9 (see ‎עֶבֶד‎). Phrases are:
a. ‎׳‎‎עִיר ד‎ (according to Sayce^Mod.Rev.l.c. originally city of god Dod [o]) = stronghold or citadel of Zion, 2Sam 5:7; 2Sam 5:9 = 1Chr 11:5; 1Chr 11:7; 2Sam 6:10; 2Sam 6:12; 2Sam 6:16 = 1Chr 13:13; 1Chr 15:1; 1Chr 15:29, compare Isa 22:9 especially of burial of kings 1Kgs 2:10; 1Kgs 3:1; 1Kgs 8:1 = 2Chr 5:2; 1Kgs 9:24 = 2Chr 8:11; 1Kgs 11:27 v1Kgs 11:43 = 2Chr 9:31; 1Kgs 14:13; 1Kgs 15:8 = 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:23*; 1Kgs 15:24 = 2Chr 9:31; 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:8 = 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:23*; 1Kgs 15:24 = 2Chr 16:14; 1Kgs 22:50* = 2Chr 21:1; 2Kgs 8:24 = 2Chr 21:20; 2Kgs 9:28; 2Kgs 12:22* = 2Chr 24:25; 2Kgs 14:20; 2Kgs 15:7, v2Kgs 15:38 = 2Chr 27:9; 2Kgs 16:20 burial of Jehoiada 2Chr 24:16 further 2Chr 32:5; 2Chr 32:30; 2Chr 33:14; Neh 12:37 compare also ‎׳‎‎קִרְיַת חָנָה ד‎ Isa 29:1.
b. ‎׳‎‎בֵּית ד‎ 2Sam 3:1; 2Sam 3:6 + (compare ‎בַּיִת‎ 5 c.
c. ‎׳‎‎אֹהֶל ד‎ Isa 16:5 (compare ‎אֹהֶל‎ 2).
d. ‎׳‎‎סֻכַּת ד‎ Amos 9:11 (compare ‎סֻכָּה‎ below ‎סכך‎).
e. ‎׳‎‎כִּסֵּא ד‎ 2Sam 3:10 compare 1Kgs 1:37; 1Kgs 2:12; 1Kgs 2:24; 1Kgs 2:45; Isa 9:6*; Jer 17:25; Jer 22:2; Jer 22:30; Jer 29:16; Jer 36:30 compare Jer 13:13; Jer 22:4, (compare also ‎כִּסֵּא‎). feminine ‎׳‎‎קִבְרֵי ד‎ Neh 3:16 compare 2Chr 32:33 ‎׳‎‎קִבְרֵי בְנֵידֿ‎ (compare ‎קֶבֶר‎).
g. ‎׳‎‎מִגְדַּל ד‎ Song 4:4.
h. ‎אישׁ האלהים‎ ‎׳‎‎כְּלֵישִֿׁיר ד‎ Neh 12:36.
i. ‎׳‎‎אֱלֹהֵי ד‎ 2Kgs 20:5 + (compare ‎אֱלֹהִים‎ 4 b).
j. ‎׳‎‎חַסְדֵי ד‎ 2Chr 6:42; Isa 55:3 (compare 2Sam 7:15; 1Kgs 3:6; Ps 89:50*; 2Chr 1:8 etc.). — (On text note the following: — ‎דָּוִד‎ 1Sam 30:20a strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ7 We Dr; 2Sam 3:5 read probably name of a former husband of Eglah We Dr; 2Sam 13:39 read ‎רוּחַ‎ We^p.223 Dr; 2Sam 19:44* read ‎בְּכוֺר‎ (for ‎בדוד‎) ᵐ5 The We Dr; insert ‎דָּוִד‎ 2Sam 9:11; 2Sam 15:32 & 2Sam 24:15 ᵐ5 We Dr; in 1Chr 18:12; Ps 60:1* ‎אבשׁי‎ & ‎יואב‎ are less original than ‎דָּוִד‎ 2Sam 8:13 We Dr).

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Male • King of Judah • Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

King living at the time of United Monarchy

David, son of Jesse, was the anointed king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, and an ancestor of Jesus Christ. (Rut.4.17 etc.; 1Sa.16.13 etc.; 2Sa.1; 2 etc.; 1Ki.1; 2 etc.; 2Ki.8.19 etc.; 1Ch.2.15 etc.; 2Ch.1.1 etc.; Ezr.3.10 etc.; Neh.3.15 etc.; Psa.3.1 etc.; Pro.1.1; Ecc.1.1; Sng.4.4; Isa.7.2 etc.; Jer.13.13 etc.; Ezk.34.23 etc.; Hos.3.5; Amo.6.5 etc.; Zec.12.7 etc.; 2Sa.13.39; Mat.1.1 etc.; Mrk.2.25 etc.; Luk.1.27 etc.; Jhn.7.42 etc.; Act.1.16 etc.; Rom.1.3 etc.; 2Ti.2.8; Heb.4.7 etc.; Rev.3.7; 5.5; 22.16)

• A king of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;
• referred to as David or [ ] (KJV, NIV= David) דָּוִד, or David Δαβίδ;
• son of Jesse יִשַׁי and Nahash נָחָשׁ;
• a brother of Eliab אֱלִיאָב, Abinadab אֲבִינָדָב, Shimeah שִׁמְעָה, Zeruiah צְרוּיָה, Abigail אֲבִיגַיִל, Nethanel נְתַנְאֵל, Raddai רַדַּי, Ozem אֹצֶם and Elihu אֱלִיהוּ;
• husband of Michal מִיכָל, Abigail אֲבִיגַיִל, Ahinoam אֲחִינֹעַם, Maacah מַעֲכָה, Haggith חַגִּית, Abital אֲבִיטָל, Eglah עֶגְלָה and Bathsheba בַּת־שֶׁבַע;
• father of Amnon אַמְנוֹן, Chileab כִּלְאָב, Absalom אֲבִישָׁלוֹם, Adonijah אֲדֹנִיָּה, Shephatiah שְׁפַטְיָה, Ithream יִתְרְעָם, Shammua שַׁמּוּעַ, Shobab שׁוֹבָב, Nathan נָתָן, Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה, Ibhar יִבְחַר, Elishua אֱלִישׁוּעַ, Nepheg נֶפֶג, Japhia יָפִיעַ, Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע, Eliada אֶלְיָדָע, Eliphelet אֱלִיפֶלֶט, Tamar תָּמָר, Elpelet אֱלִיפֶלֶט, Nogah נֹגַהּ and Jerimoth יְרִימוֹת.

David, the son of Jesse from Bethlehem, was a prominent figure in the Old Testament and is mentioned extensively throughout the Bible. He was anointed by Samuel to be king over Israel, succeeding Saul (1 Samuel 16:13). David first gained fame as a young man by defeating the Philistine giant Goliath with a sling and a stone (1 Samuel 17).

David's reign as king was marked by military successes, as he defeated the enemies of Israel and expanded the kingdom (2 Samuel 8). He is known for his devotion to God and is called "a man after God's own heart" (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22). Many of the psalms in the Bible are attributed to David, reflecting his deep faith and trust in God (e.g., Psalms 3, 23, 51).

However, David's life was not without flaws. He committed adultery with Bathsheba and orchestrated the death of her husband, Uriah (2 Samuel 11). As a result, David faced consequences, including the death of his child and turmoil within his family (2 Samuel 12-18).

Despite his failings, David remained a central figure in Israel's history and a model of repentance and faith. He was promised an enduring dynasty, and the Messiah would come from his lineage (2 Samuel 7:12-16). This prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is called the "Son of David" (Matthew 1:1; Romans 1:3).

David's life and reign are recorded in 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, and portions of 1 Kings. His significance extends into the New Testament, where he is mentioned in connection with Jesus' lineage and messianic identity (Matthew 1:1; Luke 1:32; Acts 13:22-23; Revelation 22:16).

All entries for David: דָּוִד ☩ Δαβίδ

Related Profiles:

• Jesse (father)
• Nahash (mother)
• Michal (spouse)
• Abigail (spouse)
• Ahinoam (spouse)
• Maacah (spouse)
• Haggith (spouse)
• Abital (spouse)
• Eglah (spouse)
• Bathsheba (spouse)
• Jerusalem_wives (spouse)
• Eliab (sibling)
• Abinadab (sibling)
• Shimeah (sibling)
• Zeruiah (sibling)
• Abigail (sibling)
• Nethanel (sibling)
• Raddai (sibling)
• Ozem (sibling)
• Elihu (sibling)
• Amnon (child)
• Chileab (child)
• Absalom (child)
• Adonijah (child)
• Shephatiah (child)
• Ithream (child)
• Shammua (child)
• Shobab (child)
• Nathan (child)
• Solomon (child)
• Ibhar (child)
• Elishua (child)
• Nepheg (child)
• Japhia (child)
• Elishama (child)
• Eliada (child)
• Eliphelet (child)
• Tamar (child)
• Elpelet (child)
• Nogah (child)
• Jerimoth (child)