King XXXXX XX one of the most XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX in Jewish history. XXXXXXXXX in XXX BCE, he XXXXX XX lord XX XXXXXX for a long XXXX, kicking the bucket XX age XX out XX 837 XXX.
There is so much XXXX can be said XXXXX XXX. A few people XXXX to concentrate XX the XXXXXXX angle - the XXXXXXX XXXXXXX battling XXX XXX - yet when his XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX are considered XXX in XXX, it is XXX otherworldly significance that sparkles the vast majority XX XXX.
David XX a genuine man - XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX - whose XX a matter XX first importance XXXXX is XX have an XXXXXXXXXXX with God. XX XXX the look XX the excellence XX his XXXXXX when XX read XXX Psalms, XXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX he composed. Who XXXXX't have a XXXX:
The XXXX XX my shepherd I will XXX XXXX ... (XXXX 23)
XXX Lord is my light XXX my XXXXXXXXX, whom should I dread ... (XXXX 27)
I lift my eyes XX the mountains - from where will my assistance come? XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX Lord, Maker of paradise XXX XXXXX ... (XXXX XXX)
Notwithstanding when XX XXXXX about XXX military XXXXXXX, we XXX that the XXXX XXXXXXX behind XXXX XXX his connection XX God.
XX XXXX verifiably XXXX XXX narrative XX Israel XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX - from the XXXXXX XXXXXXX - XX XXX account XX a XXXXX XXXXXXX sandwiched between the XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX human XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXX XXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXXX, Babylonians or Persians).
XX XXX point when David takes the XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX, Egypt and XXXXXXX are both on a huge decrease. XXXX'XX in XX situation to grow, XXXXX leaves a vacuum in XXX center where XXXXXX XX found, XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX to XXXXXX left XXXXX by these XXXXX extraordinary XXXXXXX.
XX this manner XXXXX can XXXXXX, finally, the Philistine XXXX XXX to vanquish XXX XXXX XX the Canaanite city-XXXXX - Jerusalem - XXXX the Israelites have up to XXXX point XXX XXX the option to XXX. (For XXXXXXXXXX, see Part XX: XXXXXX XXX XXX Conquest of the Promised XXXX.)
For XXX a long XXXX since XXX Jewish individuals originally XXXXXXX XXX Land XX XXXXXX XXXXX the XXXXXX of King XXXXX, Jerusalem has stayed XXXXXXXXXXXXX. It XX a XXXX-XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX clan called Jebusites (the Arab town of XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXX now). It XX intensely XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX regardless XX its XXXXXXXXXX secure appearance, Jerusalem XXX one shortcoming - its XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX water XX a spring outside the XXXX XXXXXXXX. The spring XX XXXXXX XX XXXX inside the city by a long shaft cut XXXX shake.
XXX XXXX of Samuel XXX the XXXX of Chronicles depict how David's general, Yoab, ascends a XXXXXX (XXXXXXXX "pipe") enters XXX city and vanquishes it. X XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX theorize this may XXXXXX to "XXXXXX XXXXX" - a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXX Gihon XXXXXX - which XX a vacation XXXXXXXXXXX in "XXXXX's City," XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXX of the present XXXXXXXXX.
The primary XXXXX that David does XXXXX he possesses XXX XXXX XX make it XXX capital. XXXX's more, here XX XXXX to stop XXX ask: XXX XXXXXXXXX?
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX there XXXX progressively XXXXXXXXXX locales for XXX capital of Israel. Jerusalem does XXX border XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX nor XX it situated on any exchange XXXXXX. XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX communities on XXX XXXXXX are worked XXXXX XXXX, oceans, waterways, XXXXX, or XX nothing else XXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXX exchange XXXXXX.
(There are XXXX exchange courses XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX of XXX. There XX XXX Kings XXXXXXX, XXXXX XX one XX the significant XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX the antiquated Middle XXXX, running from the XXXX of XXXXX on the Red Sea XX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX, there XX likewise XXX Via XXXXX, "Method XXX XXX XXX," XXXXX keeps XXXXXXX XXXX Egypt XXXXX the Mediterranean coast then through XXXXXX XXX on to XXXXX.)
XXX capital XX XXXXXX ought to have XXXX XX the XXXXXXXXXXXXX Sea. Preferably a spot like Jaffa (beside the present Tel Aviv) would have appeared XXXX XXX XXXX.
So why XXXXXXXXX?
XXX motivation behind why Jerusalem has XX XX XXXX an XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX part XX the Jewish individuals, XXX XXX the XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXXXX into a country in any XXXX.
Ordinarily, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX by XXXXXX in a bit XX XXXX for a XXXXXXXXXXX XXX of time, building XX a typical XXXXXXXX and a XXXXXXX culture. XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX. They XXXX't XXX wake XX XXX XXX XXX XXXXXX they loved XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX. A gathering of XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX time frame XXXXX into a XXXXXXX bit of XXXX (XXXXX later wound up known as XXXXXX), and XXXXXX a XXXXXXX language. XXXXX a XXXXXX time of XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, they mixed XXXX a character known XX XXX XXXXXX. XXXXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX for XXXX XXXXXXX.
XXX XXXX turned into a XXXXXXX not long after getting XXXX subjection in Egypt. XXXX XXXX not XXX in XXX place XXXX is known for XXXXXX, they XXXX XXXXXXXX the great outdoors out in a XXXX zone, in the desert, XX the foot XX XXXXX Sinai. The Jews XXXXXX into a XXXXXXX XXXXX, when they XXXX a pledge with God, promising "we XXXX XX and XX XXXX hear." XXX XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXX is XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XX XXX XXXXXX association with God.
Furthermore, notably, XXXXX XX XX better XXXX to XXXXXXXX XXXX God than XXXXXXXXX.
When David makes XXXXXXXXX XXX capital, he XXXXXXXXX a XXXXXX slope on the northern limit of XXX city from XXX proprietor XXXXXXX, XXX Jebusite. The buy is XXXXXXXX in the XXXXX in XXX XXXXX (X Samuel XX:XX and X XXXXXXXXXX 21:XX).
XXXX XXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX.
This is XXX place XXXXXXX XXXX XX XX XXXXX Isaac as a XXXXXXX and later commented XX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX:
"XXX XXXX XXXX XXX," as it is XXXX XXXXX up 'XXX today, "On XXX XXXX's XXXXXXXX, He will XX XXXX." (XXXXXXX XX:14)
This XX XXX place XXXXX XXXXXX XXX a XXXXXXXX stool XXXXX to paradise, and stated:
"How XXXXXXXXX is this XXXX! This XX XXXX XXXXX XXXX the XXXXX XX God, and XXXX is the entryway of paradise." (Genesis 28:17)
No XXX XXXXXXXX this is a detect XXXX XXXX significant champion in all of mankind's XXXXXXX has needed XX XXXXX. (XXXXXXXXX has XXXX vanquished or XXXXXXX multiple times in 3,000 years.)
XXXXX on this spot stands an XXXXXXX structure known as XXX XXXX XX XXX Rock. Under this brilliant vault XX a XXXXX which XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX known XX the even shtiah, actually, "drinking XXXXX." Drinking XXXXX XXX otherworldliness are synonymous, XXX the Torah XX XXXXX as mayim XXXXXX, "water XX XXXX." XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX, XXX world XX profoundly sustained XXXX this detect, this XXXXX.
XXXX is where XXX's essence XXX be felt more XXXXXXXXX XXXX in some XXXXX XXXX XX the XXXXXX earth. Along these XXXXX, this is the legitimate spot to XXXXXXXXXXX a lasting XXXXXXX XXXX for XXX most XXXXXXXX item XXXX the XXXXXX individuals XXXX - the XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX Ark of the Covenant.
XXX SITE OF XXX TEMPLE
Lord David XXXXXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX the Ark XX XXXXXXXXX. What's XXXX, it XX an event of extraordinary XXXXXXXXXX joy. In XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX. For XXXX he XX XXXXXXXXX by his better half Michal, the XXXXXX XXXX of Saul, XXX XXX XXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX challenges and XXX even spared XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX needed XX murder him. In XXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX assaults XXXXX, deriding XXX conduct (2 XXXXXX X:16-XX):
"How brilliant XXX XXX ruler of Israel XXXXX, who was uncovered today according XX XXX maidservants of his XXXXXXXXX, XX XXX XX the animals XXXXX be uncovered!"
XXXXX - who XXX XXXXXX XXXXX about XXX very own respect in his energy that he XXX made an exceptional association with God, - XXXXXX in awe:
"Before XXX Lord I XXXX make XXXXX. What's XXXX, I will act XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX modestly XXXX this, XXX I XXXX XX modest in my eyes; and of the XXXXXXXXXXXX of whom you XXXX spoken, XX XXXX will I will be XXXX in XXXXXXX."
The story XXXXXXXX XX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX visited on XXXXXX for her brutal XXXXXXXX of XXX XXX picked XX God to XX Israel's top dog:
XXXXXXXXXXX, Michal the XXXXXX girl XX Saul XXX no XXX to XXX XXX XX her passing.
Despite XXX fact XXXX XXXXX raises XXX Ark of XXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX Moriah, he XXX't permitted XX XXX to construct XXX XXXXXX. XXXXXXX reasons are XXXXX. XXX is XXXX the Temple is a place XX God and a XXXXX of XXXXXXX XXX David has a ton of blood XX XXX hands from XXXXXXX XXX adversaries of XXXXXX. XX any XXXX, he XX XXXXXXXXXX that his XXXXX will manufacture it.
XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX various children by a XXX spouses, XXXX XX XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX, XXXXX, assaults XXX sister, Tamar. Another, XXXXXXX plots XXXXXXX David and attempts to have him XXXXXXXXX. Be XXXX XX it XXX, XXXXX is one unique kid, Solomon, XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX's XXXXXXXXXXX with the XXXXXXXXXX Bathsheba.
XXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXX's association with XXXXXXXXX is XXX of XXX XXXX misread XXXXXXX in XXX Bible, and we XXXX XX XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXXXXXX it XX a cleanser show. XX XXXXXXXX, be XXXX as it XXX, this XX XXXX occurs.
Anxious XXX XXXXX, David XX pacing XXX XXX XX XXX royal XXXXXXXXX from XXXXX he XXX a perspective XX XXX homes and gardens in the city XXXXXXX. XXXX, XXXXX he sees a XXXXXX lady XXXXXXX. She XX XXX spouse of XXX XX XXX XXXXXXXX, Uriah, the XXXXXXX, XXX XX away at XXX.
David XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX goes through XXX night XXXX her. When she ends up pregnant, he directions that Uriah be XXX XX the XXXXXXXX XXXXX, where he passes on in fight. David XX XXXX point weds Bathsheba.
Now, the prophet Nathan XXXX an XXXXXXXX XXX ruler. (See X Samuel XX.) XX says that he XXX XXXX XX educate XXX lord XXXXXXXXX an extraordinary XXX XXXX in XXX land. X XXXX man with numerous sheep, stole XXX XXX adored XXXXX XX a XXXX man, XXX had it XXXXXXXXX for a XXXX.
XXXXX XX what he hears, King David, announces, "XX God XXXXX, the XXXXXX who has done this XXXXXX XXXXXXX."
Reacts XXX XXXXXXX, "You are that man!"
David XX lowered. "I have trespassed XXXXXX XXX," he XXXX.
XXXX is an XXXXXXXXX perplexing story XXX there XX XXXXXXXXXXXX more here than meets XXX eye. In XXXX, XXXXXXXXX was not a hitched XXXX XXXXX David's troops consistently XXXX XXXXX spouses contingent XXXXXXXXXXX, in XXXX an XXXXXXX be long XXXX leaving his significant other incapable XX XXXXXXX. XX XXX case, the Bible states plainly XXXX David acted inappropriately, XXX XXX Sages clarify that while XXXXX did not XXXXXX infidelity in XXX XXXXXXXX sense, he XXX unmistakably XXXXXXXXX XXX-XXXX.
XX XXXXX in XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, the Bible XXXXX an XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX Jewish XXXXXXXX. It never XXXXXXXXXXX anybody's past, and in XXXX it XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX among the records of XXX XXXXXX groups XXXXX XX a XXXX XXXXXX rulers XX XXXXXXXXX of divine beings XXXXXXX deficiencies.
XXXXX's enormity sparkles in the quietude XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX and the contrition XXXX XXXXXXX. This XX a piece of the reason that a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX of XXX Jewish XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXX from XXXXX's line - he XXXX XX "XXXXXX ben XXXXX."
XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX conceives an offspring, XXXXXXX the XXXX turns out to be XXXXXX sick XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX had anticipated. David XXXX XXXX a XXXX of petition and fasting, XXX XXX XXXX XXXXX the bucket in any case. XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX this occurred in reparation for XXX XXXXXXXXXX. He XXXXXXXX realizes XXXX God has XXXXXXXX him.
X little while later Bathsheba XX pregnant once more. XXXXXXXXXXX, this XXXX, she bears a XXXXX tyke - who is XXXXX Solomon, and will's XXXXXXXX the prodigy, skilled with uncommon XXXXXXXXX.
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