Story of king david summary
Biblical story of king david!
Who was David in the Bible?
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We can learn a lot from the life of David.
Bible story of king david for kids
He was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:13–14; Acts 13:22)! We are first introduced to David after Saul, at the insistence of the people, was made king (1 Samuel 8:5, 10:1). Saul did not measure up as God’s king.
While King Saul was making one mistake on top of another, God sent Samuel to find His chosen shepherd, David, the son of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:10, 13).
David is believed to have been twelve to sixteen years of age when he was anointed as the king of Israel.
He was the youngest of Jesse’s sons and an unlikely choice for king, humanly speaking.
Story of king david summary
Samuel thought Eliab, David’s oldest brother, was surely the anointed one. But God told Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7).
Seven of Jesse’s sons passed before Sam