Questions tagged [david]
Questions about King David, second king of Israel.
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Is there a symbolic connection between the name Lot (Λώτ) and the veil (καταπέτασμα) in the Holy of Holies?
In the Bible, Lot (Λώτ) is a significant figure from the Old Testament, particularly known for his story in Genesis 19 where he is rescued from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The name Lot in ...
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Why does David 'praise word' in both Elohim and Jehovah?
Literal, see Biblehub, from Psalm 56:10 :
In God I will praise word. In Yahweh I will praise word.
'Word' here is dabar דָבָר Strong 1697 used 1,440 times in the Hebrew Old Testament (a significant ...
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Was King David's sin only against God?
Psalm 51 is David's repentance after his affair with Bathsheba. The psalm is clearly addressed to God when it begins:
Have mercy upon me, O God...
But then in verse 4 we get:
Against you, you only, ...
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What is the difference (in the Hebrew) between 'sin' and 'sins' in Psalm 51:2 and Psalm 51:9?
In Psalm 51, David is clearly deeply penitent and stricken by the enormity of what he had done.
It is evident that he blames none but himself, saying 'my transgressions' verse 1 ; 'mine iniquity' and '...
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Matthew 22 and Psalms 110. Did Jesus lose the original meaning? Was there ever such a thing as the original meaning?
What is the meaning of the footnote (a) in Psalm 110 in the NIV?
Ps 110:1 The LORD says to my lord [(a) or Lord]: “Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
How ...
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King David’s mother
“Turn to me and have mercy on me;
show your strength in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
just as my mother did.”
(Psalm 86, NIV)
Is David’s mother named anywhere in the Bible?
She’...
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Why did King David think his census was sinful? [duplicate]
King David entrusted Joab to "number Israel and Juda" (2 Sam. 24:1), then (v. 10):
David's heart struck him, after the people were numbered: and David said to the Lord: I have sinned very ...
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What does it mean in 1 Samuel 17:15 when it says "but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem"?
What does this text mean
1 Samuel 17:15 "but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his
father's sheep at Bethlehem"
Because at this time he did not seem to be working for Saul, so ...
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Cow sacrifice over bull at anointing ceremony
1 Sh'mu'el 16v2, God tells the prophet to take a female cow specifically for the sacrifice that was going to take place at David's anointing. Any reason why it had to be a "female cow" ...
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Was the Tent of Meeting, "brought up" to the Temple of Solomon, the Mosaic Tabernacle in Gibeon, or was David's Tent brought?
1 Kings 8:4; 2 Chronicles 5:5
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests took up the ark, and they brought up the Ark of the LORD and the Tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it.
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1 Chronicles 21, 1-2: David's numbering of Israel: is it a sin?
In 1 Chronicles 21,1-2, David is tempted by Satan to number Israel:
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, ...
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Why was David afraid of the Sword of the Angel of the Lord if he went to the Tabernacle, which was then in Gibeon? -1 Chr. 21:29-30
The tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness,
and the altar of burnt offering were at that time on the high place at
Gibeon. But David could not go before it to inquire of God, ...
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Jesus' Lineage and Descent from David [closed]
Is Jesus' descent from King David through his mother or father? Since his father is not his biological father, I assume His lineage must be though his mother? And He must be descended from King David ...
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Understanding 1 Chr. 17:21 (2 Sam. 7:23) & Ams. 9:7, "What other nation have you redeemed?"
In David's prayer of thanks to God in 1 Chronicles 17:16-27 (2 Samuel 7:23), David asks, seemingly implying that no other nation has been redeemed by God:
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Why was David allowed to take more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, during the establishment of his government, in direct violation of Deut, 17:17
Deut, 17:17a, specifically says:-
"Neither shall he (the king) multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away"
It seems that David was able to get away with almost anything when it ...
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