King David & Michelangelo's David
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This flashcard set covers the biblical King David and Michelangelo's famous statue of David. It is designed for students and art or history enthusiasts.
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- Who was David?
- The second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, celebrated as a warrior, poet, and ancestor of Jesus.
- David's father
- Jesse of Bethlehem, from the tribe of Judah.
- David's birthplace
- Bethlehem in Judah, also known as the City of David.
- David's youth occupation
- A shepherd caring for his father's sheep in the Judean wilderness.
- Prophet who anointed David
- Samuel, who visited Jesse's house under God's command to select a new king.
- David's musical skill
- Played the lyre or harp, often summoned to soothe King Saul's troubled spirit.
- Goliath
- The Philistine giant warrior from Gath whom young David defeated in single combat.
- Weapon David used against Goliath
- A sling and five smooth stones from a brook, striking Goliath's forehead.
- King Saul
- The first king of Israel, who grew jealous of David's popularity and tried to kill him.
- Jonathan
- Saul's eldest son and David's closest, loyal friend who protected him from Saul.
- Michal
- Saul's daughter and David's first wife, given after David killed 200 Philistines.
- Cave of Adullam
- The refuge where David hid while fleeing Saul, joined by outlaws and debtors.
- Spared Saul at En Gedi
- David secretly cut off the corner of Saul's robe in a cave instead of killing him.
- Abigail
- The wise wife of Nabal who prevented David from bloodshed; later became his wife.
- Death of Saul and Jonathan
- Killed in battle against the Philistines on Mount Gilboa.
- David's lament for Saul and Jonathan
- The Song of the Bow, an elegy recorded in 2 Samuel 1 honoring both fallen leaders.
- Hebron
- The city where David was first anointed king over the tribe of Judah for seven years.
- Ish-bosheth
- Saul's surviving son who briefly ruled northern Israel until his assassination.
- Abner
- Saul's commander who initially supported Ish-bosheth before defecting to David.
- Joab
- David's nephew and chief general of his army throughout most of his reign.
- Capture of Jerusalem
- David conquered the Jebusite fortress of Zion and made Jerusalem his royal capital.
- Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem
- David brought the sacred Ark to Jerusalem, dancing with joy before the Lord.
- Uzzah
- Struck dead for touching the Ark when the oxen stumbled on the way to Jerusalem.
- Davidic Covenant
- God's promise that David's royal lineage and throne would endure forever.
- Desire to build the Temple
- David wanted to build God a temple, but God reserved the task for his son Solomon.
- Why David could not build the Temple
- He was a warrior who had shed much blood on earth during his military campaigns.
- Mephibosheth
- Jonathan's crippled son to whom David showed mercy, granting him land and table honors.
- Bathsheba
- The wife of Uriah the Hittite with whom David committed adultery, later Solomon's mother.
- Uriah the Hittite
- Bathsheba's husband, placed in the front line of battle on David's orders to be killed.
- Nathan the Prophet
- Rebuked David for his sins with Uriah and Bathsheba using the parable of the rich man's lamb.
- Psalm 51
- David's famous prayer of repentance and confession following Nathan's rebuke.
- Consequence of David's sin with Bathsheba
- Their firstborn child died, and strife plagued David's family for the rest of his life.
- Amnon
- David's eldest son who assaulted his half-sister Tamar and was killed by Absalom.
- Tamar
- David's daughter and Absalom's sister who was victimized by her half-brother Amnon.
- Absalom
- David's handsome third son who rebelled, usurped the throne, and drove David from Jerusalem.
- Ahithophel
- David's trusted counselor who betrayed him to support Absalom's rebellion.
- Hushai the Archite
- David's loyal friend who stayed behind as a spy to frustrate Ahithophel's counsel.
- Death of Absalom
- His hair caught in an oak tree while riding a mule; Joab killed him against David's orders.
- David's grief for Absalom
- He wept bitterly, crying: 'O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you!'
- Sheba's rebellion
- A Benjaminite who led a brief revolt against David after Absalom's defeat.
- The Census sin
- David conducted an unauthorized census of Israel's fighting men, incurring divine judgment.
- Threshing floor of Araunah
- The site David purchased to build an altar to halt a plague; later the site of Solomon's Temple.
- David's Mighty Men
- An elite band of roughly thirty-seven renowned warriors known for exceptional feats.
- The Three Champions
- Josheb-basshebeth, Eleazar, and Shammah, the most famous of David's warriors.
- Water from Bethlehem's well
- Three warriors risked their lives to bring David water; he poured it out as an offering instead.
- Book of Psalms authorship
- Traditionally credited with writing 73 of the 150 psalms in the Hebrew Bible.
- Psalm 23
- The iconic psalm beginning 'The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want', attributed to David.
- Adonijah
- David's fourth son who attempted to claim the throne during David's extreme old age.
- Solomon's accession
- Nathan and Bathsheba urged David to crown Solomon before Adonijah could seize power.
- Length of David's reign
- Forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years over all Israel in Jerusalem.
- David's death and burial
- Died in a good old age and was buried in the City of David in Jerusalem.
- Tel Dan Stele
- 9th-century BCE stone inscription containing the phrase 'House of David', confirming his dynasty.
- A man after God's own heart
- The biblical phrase used in 1 Samuel and Acts to characterize David's devotion and faith.
- Michelangelo's David
- Famous Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the biblical hero before his battle with Goliath.
- Star of David
- A six-pointed hexagram symbol representing Jewish identity and the modern State of Israel.