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DAVID. One of the greatest heroes of ancient history was David, a poor shepherd boy who killed the giant Goliath. According to the Biblical story of his life, which is told in detail in the Old Testament, David was born about 3,000 years ago. David was the youngest son of Jesse, a man of Bethlehem. While a shepherd, he learned to play the harp and to hurl stones from a sling with deadly accuracy to protect the flocks. Saul, at that time king of Israel, called for music to soothe his troubled spirit. David was so handsome and his music on the harp so pleasing that Saul made him his armor bearer and musician. Then David met Goliath. This Philistine had challenged Saul for 40 days to send out a man to fight him. No one had responded
At that time, David became a very good friend of the king's son Jonathan. Bibliography National Geographic. Saul's army followed and David had to hide. David, now a full-fledged warrior, fought so bravely against the Philistines that according to the Bible the women of Israel said, "Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. Joab also conquered Israel's neighbors until the nation's power reached into Syria. " Fearing that the people would make David king, Saul tried to kill him. David's worst crime was his betrayal of his faithful captain Uriah, so that he might marry Uriah's wife, Bathsheba. Jonathan, however, helped David to escape. , for Goliath stood more than nine feet tall. David's heroic deed aroused Saul's jealousy. When the king of Israel was murdered, the Israelites made David their king in about 1000 BC. David ruled Judah and Israel as a united nation until he died 33 years later. Years of bloodshed and famine marked David's reign. As Goliath came into range, David reached into his bag, put a stone in his sling, and let go with all his might. The treason and death of his favorite son, Absalom, filled the king with grief.
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