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Born Bethlehem ā€¢ West Bank
Died c.962 BCE ā€¢ Jerusalem ā€¢ Israel
Notable Family Members spouse Bathsheba ā€¢ spouse Abigail ā€¢ father Jesse ā€¢ son Absalom

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David
David slays Goliath
Oil painting of King David leading a procession carrying the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, with musicians and figures in ancient Hebrew attire.
Carlo Maratta: Bathsheba at the Bath
Michelangelo: David
Figure 156: David, bronze sculpture by Donatello, c. 1430-35. In the Bargello, Florence. Height 1.58 m.
Donatello: David
King Saul
Plate 6: David before Saul, page from the Belleville Breviary, illuminated manuscript attributed to Jean Pucelle, c. 1325. In the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (MS lat. 10 483, fol 24v). 24 X 18 cm.
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