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The Bloody King
Had many wives (Deuteronomy 17:17 says a king should not take many wives)
Saul
Amnon and Absalom
Anyone interested in King David? He was known as a bloody king, who (against Deuteronomy 17:17) had many wives, elbowed Saul's family out of the kingship, did nothing when one of his sons raped one of his daughters, and was at odds with another son, Absalom (whom he called "The young man") until Absalom was killed, and then David called him his son. And, there was the incident with Bathsheba and Uriah.
Despite all of this, David is known as a great King and a great man of God.
Can anyone well-versed in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament give me more insight on King David? All of those battles...were there any women at all in David's time who had not lost loved ones and family members who fell in one of these battles? Was David resented because of this?
Had many wives (Deuteronomy 17:17 says a king should not take many wives)
Saul
Amnon and Absalom
Anyone interested in King David? He was known as a bloody king, who (against Deuteronomy 17:17) had many wives, elbowed Saul's family out of the kingship, did nothing when one of his sons raped one of his daughters, and was at odds with another son, Absalom (whom he called "The young man") until Absalom was killed, and then David called him his son. And, there was the incident with Bathsheba and Uriah.
Despite all of this, David is known as a great King and a great man of God.
Can anyone well-versed in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament give me more insight on King David? All of those battles...were there any women at all in David's time who had not lost loved ones and family members who fell in one of these battles? Was David resented because of this?