Today in class we talked about the story of King David. In class we talked about 1 Samuel 16. The story in which David is introduced. It was said in class this story is estimated to be 1000 BCE. We later talked about the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. “51 David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword.” In Sunday school I never learned that David chopped off Goliath’s head. In addition to this I had never realized David did a lot of things. David, waged war, he killed people and raped women. David however did turn into a King. His legacy would rule for generations and with it a supposed Empire. In class we talked about the legitimacy of Davids Empire, However the only thing linked to him is the Les Dan. This was etched in stone and translated to “House of David”. Besides this the only other artifacts that have been found are structures but no direct correlation to David besides the estimated year of construction. David was a king who will go down in history as one of the most famous warriors and rulers due to his story in the Bible.
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