# David

*king of Israel*

The center of gravity of every genealogy in the Bible: Ruth 4 comes down to him, Kings and Chronicles come down from him and Matthew 1 counts the generations in three blocks of fourteen using him as the milestone.

## Family

- Father: [Jesse](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/jesse) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/22
- Spouse: [Bathsheba](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/bathsheba) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/12/24
- Child: [Absalom](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/absalom) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/3/3
- Child: [Tamar](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/tamar-daughter-of-david) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/13/1
- Child: [Amnon](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/amnon) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/3/2
- Child: [Solomon](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/solomon) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/12/24
- Child: [Adonijah](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/adonijah) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/3/4
- Child: [Chileab](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/chileab) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/3/3

## Passages

- **Ruth 4:22** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/22
- **1 Samuel 16:1-13** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/16/1
- **1 Samuel 17:32-51** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/17/32
- **2 Samuel 3:2** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/3/2
- **2 Samuel 3:3** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/3/3
- **2 Samuel 3:4** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/3/4
- **2 Samuel 11:1-27** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/11/1
- **2 Samuel 12:24** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/12/24
- **2 Samuel 13:1** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/13/1

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/david
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41370
- Genealogy: curated by Scriptoria from the biblical text itself.
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).