Israel: The Reign Of David And Solomon

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Reign of David and Solomon
Reign of David and Solomon have important role in Israel. After Saul’s death, Israel was threatened to end the experiment of monarchy. Since, Israel was surrounded other nations that are eager to destroy Israel and plague by Philistines, Israel could easily destroyed by those nations. David and Solomon were the kings that lead Israel remarkably and changed the situation of Israel.
David
David was a second king of Israel, after the death of first king Saul. David used to be a young shepherd who loved music. He is a youngest of the eight sons of Jesse. He was a warrior, even when he was young. He fought with many animals to save his sheep. David’s greatest achievements are killing Goliath, conquering Jerusalem and …show more content…

David killed Goliath with a slingshot. This fabulous victory often dismissed as an allegory or a story that has been exaggerated. However, stingers often considered as a weapon during the ancient time. Moreover, “use of the sling in warfare is amply attested in both the art and literature of ancient Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt from as early as the mid-second millennium b.c., and it continued to be employed by armed troops of the neo-Hittite city-states, Persia, Greece, and Rome” The New Moody Atlas of the Bible (Kindle Locations …show more content…

When David realized that he was threatening by both of Saul and Philistines, he had to flee to Judean wilderness: wilderness of Maon, Judean wilderness near En-gedi (1 Sam. 23:29). When Saul lied to David that he would stop hunting him temporally, David moved to south and returned to Masada. Some time later, David returned to the wilderness of Maon and came to town of Maon and Carmel. When David was in the town, Saul found out that David is in the area. Hence Saul’s army settled the camp at the wilderness. At that night, David and his servant carried off the king’s spear, which was located right beside of Saul. After this, David fled from Saul and got to Gath, once again. At some point, David and his people returned to their home at Ziklag (1 Sam. 29:4-11). He remained in the Ziklag region for a while. Finally, when God told David, David and his people made final journey to Hebron (2 Sam.

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