The second Jewish King, and the first from the tribe of Yehudah (Judah).
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David Hamelech - Definitive and Comprehensive Study of His Persona - Sources?
What is the most comprehensive book ever compiled on his life, writings, persona and historical events, either in Hebrew or English from a scholarly and spiritual perspective?
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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 will deal with such matters. What's amazing is that…
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Why did King David count differently than the Torah?
1 Chronicles 23:27 says:
כִּ֣י בְדִבְרֵ֚י דָוִיד֙ הָאַ֣חֲרוֹנִ֔ים הֵ֖מָּה מִסְפַּ֣ר בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִ֑י מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָֽעְלָה:
which roughly translates as:
For in David's final words, the sons of the Levites were numbered from twenty…
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How many wives and how many secondary wives (pilagshim) did King David have?
I read he had 18 wives, is that 8 wives and 10 pilagshim?
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Did Tamar ever get married after she was raped by Amnon?
Do we know any more details about Tamar aside of what happened and how she felt right after she was raped? What was like the rest of her life?
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Do we know more details about Tamar's life after she was raped by Amnon?
What was Tamar's life after she was raped?
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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״, וְתָנָא מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹסֵי: לָמָּה…
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David had the Holy Spirit. Can any jew have it too?
"Cast me not away from Your presence; and take not Your holy spirit from me."
Psalms 51:11
"(51:13) <<
According to this post, our Creator gives us a Yechidah at the time of conception, which (I guess) is not the same holy spirit that…
