| King David XX XXX XX the most significant XXXXXXX in Jewish XXXXXXX. Conceived in XXX BCE, he rules XX XXXX XX Israel for a long XXXX, XXXXXXX the bucket at age XX out of XXX XXX.
XXXXX is so XXXX that can be said XXXXX XXX. A XXX XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX on XXX warrior XXXXX - the XXXXXXX warrior battling XXX God - yet XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX achievements are XXXXXXXXXX all in XXX, it is XXX otherworldly significance that XXXXXXXX the vast majority of all.
David is a XXXXXXX man - with genuine XXXXX issues - whose XX a matter XX first XXXXXXXXXX drive XX to XXXX an association XXXX God. XX get XXX look XX the excellence XX his spirit when XX XXXX XXX XXXXXX, the XXXXXXXX of which he XXXXXXXX. XXX doesn't XXXX a clue:
XXX XXXX is XX XXXXXXXX I will not XXXX ... (XXXX XX)
XXX Lord XX my light XXX XX salvation, XXXX XXXXXX I dread ... (Hymn 27)
I XXXX my XXXX to the XXXXXXXXX - XXXX XXXXX will my XXXXXXXXXX XXXX? XX XXXXXXXXXX originates from the XXXX, XXXXX of paradise XXX XXXXX ... (XXXX XXX)
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XX think about his XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XX see XXXX the main impetus behind them was XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX God.
XX know verifiably XXXX XXX narrative of Israel XXXXXX this whole timeframe - XXXX the Exodus forward - is the XXXXXXX XX a XXXXX country XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXX extraordinary old XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXX XXX XXXXX at XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX by XXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX or Persians).
At the point when David XXXXX XXX position XX XXXXXXX, Egypt XXX Assyria XXX both XX a huge decrease. XXXX're in no situation to grow, which leaves a XXXXXX in the XXXXXX XXXXX Israel is found, and Israel is XXXXXXXXX to extend XXXX XXXXX XX these other extraordinary domains.
XX this XXXXXX David XXX stifle, finally, the XXXXXXXXXX risk XXX XX vanquish XXX XXXX of the Canaanite XXXX-state - Jerusalem - that the XXXXXXXXXX XXXX up to this point not XXX the option XX win. (XXX foundation, XXX Part XX: XXXXXX XXX the Conquest XX XXX XXXXXXXX Land.)
For XXX a XXXX time since the XXXXXX individuals XXXXXXXXXX entered XXX XXXX XX XXXXXX until XXX season of King David, Jerusalem has stayed XXXXXXXXXXXXX. It is a city-state XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX (the Arab XXXX XX Silwan is situated there XXX). It XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXX of XXX apparently XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX shortcoming - XXX XXXXXXXX wellspring of XXXXX XX a spring outside the XXXX dividers. The spring is XXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX by a long shaft XXX into shake.
The Book XX XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX depict how David's XXXXXXX, XXXX, ascends a XXXXXX (XXXXXXXX "pipe") XXXXXX XXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX it. A XXX archeologists theorize this may allude XX "Warren Shaft" - a vertical passage XXXXXXX up XXXX XXXXX XXXXXX - which is a vacation XXXXXXXXXXX in "XXXXX's XXXX," XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.
The XXXXXXX XXXXX that XXXXX XXXX XXXXX he possesses XXX XXXX XX XXXX it XXX capital. XXXX's more, XXXX XX XXXX to stop XXX XXX: XXX XXXXXXXXX?
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX there XXXX progressively XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX for XXX capital XX Israel. Jerusalem does XXX border XXX significant XXXXXXXX XXX is it XXXXXXXX on any XXXXXXXX course. All XXX XXXXXXX urban XXXXXXXXXXX on the planet are XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXX, waterways, XXXXX, or if nothing XXXX almost a XXXXXXXXXX exchange course.
(There are real exchange courses XXXXXXXX XXXXXX as of XXX. XXXXX is the Kings Highway, which is XXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX exchange XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX Middle East, XXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX XX Aqaba on the XXX XXX to XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX is XXXXXXXX the XXX Maris, "Method for XXX Sea," which keeps running from Egypt along XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX through Israel and on XX Syria.)
The XXXXXXX of XXXXXX XXXXX to XXXX been on the Mediterranean XXX. Preferably a spot XXXX XXXXX (beside XXX XXXXXXX Tel Aviv) XXXXX have XXXXXXXX XXXX and XXXX.
So why Jerusalem?
XXX motivation XXXXXX XXX Jerusalem has XX do with an extremely interesting XXXX of XXX XXXXXX individuals, and why XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXXXX into a country in any case.
Ordinarily, countries become countries by XXXXXX in a bit of land XXX a significant XXX XX XXXX, XXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXXX language and a typical XXXXXXX. XXXX XXX XXXXXX for XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXX't all wake XX one day XXX choose they XXXXX XXXXX wine, cheddar and XXXXXXXXXX. X gathering of XXXXXXXXXXX over some undefined XXXX frame moved XXXX a XXXXXXX bit of land (which XXXXX wound up known XX France), and shared a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. After a XXXXXX XXXX XX national experience, XXXX mixed XXXX a character XXXXX XX XXX French. XXXXXX XXXX, XXXX situation works for each XXXXXXX.
The Jews turned into a XXXXXXX XXX XXXX after getting XXXX XXXXXXXXXX in XXXXX. They XXXX not XXX in the XXXXX that XX XXXXX XXX XXXXXX, they were enjoying the great outdoors out in a XXXX XXXX, in the desert, XX XXX XXXX of XXXXX Sinai. XXX Jews XXXXXX XXXX a XXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXX XXXX made a pledge XXXX XXX, promising "XX will do and we XXXX hear." XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX Israel is characterized, most XXXXXXXXXXX, by XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX with XXX.
XXXXXXXXXXX, notably, there is no better XXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXX God than Jerusalem.
XXXX David makes XXXXXXXXX XXX capital, he XXXXXXXXX a little slope on the XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX from XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, the XXXXXXXX. The buy is recorded in the Bible in two spots (X Samuel 24:XX and X XXXXXXXXXX XX:25).
XXXX slope is XXXXX XXXXXX.
This is XXX XXXXX Abraham went up to offer XXXXX as a penance and XXXXX XXXXXXXXX as the Bible records:
"XXX Lord XXXX see," as it XX said XXXXX XX 'til today, "On XXX XXXX's XXXXXXXX, He XXXX XX seen." (XXXXXXX XX:14)
This is the XXXXX Jacob longed for a stepping stool XXXXX to XXXXXXXX, and stated:
"How wonderful XX this XXXX! This is none XXXXX than XXX place XX XXX, XXX this is the entryway of paradise." (Genesis XX:XX)
No big XXXXXXXX this XX a XXXXXX XXXX each significant XXXXXXXX in XXX XX mankind's XXXXXXX XXX needed XX XXXXX. (Jerusalem has been vanquished or XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX in 3,XXX XXXXX.)
Today on this spot stands an XXXXXXX structure known as the Dome of XXX XXXX. XXXXX this XXXXXXXXX vault XX a stone XXXXX XX supernaturally known as XXX XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, "XXXXXXXX stone." XXXXXXXX water XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXX Torah XX known XX XXXXX chayim, "XXXXX XX XXXX." XXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXX, the world is profoundly XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX detect, this XXXXX.
XXXX XX XXXXX XXX's XXXXXXX can XX felt more XXXXXXXXX than in some other XXXX on XXX XXXXXX XXXXX. XXXXX XXXXX lines, XXXX is the legitimate spot to manufacture a XXXXXXX resting XXXX for the XXXX heavenly XXXX XXXX the XXXXXX individuals XXXX - the Tabernacle and the Ark XX XXX XXXXXXXX.
XXX SITE OF XXX XXXXXX
XXXX David XXXXXXXXX XX time carrying the Ark XX Jerusalem. XXXX's XXXX, it XX an XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXXXX collective XXX. In XXXXXXX David XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX at this XXXXXXXX. For this he is XXXXXXXXX by XXX XXXXXX XXXX Michal, the little XXXX XX Saul, XXX XXX XXXXXX with XXX through XXXXXXX challenges XXX XXX XXXX spared his life when King Saul needed to murder XXX. XX XXX XXXX, presently Michal assaults XXXXX, deriding XXX conduct (2 XXXXXX X:XX-23):
"XXX brilliant XXX XXX ruler XX XXXXXX today, XXX was uncovered XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX of XXX hirelings, as one XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XX uncovered!"
XXXXX - who XXX barely XXXXX XXXXX his very own XXXXXXX in his energy XXXX he XXX made an exceptional association XXXX God, - XXXXXX in awe:
"Before XXX Lord I XXXX make happy. What's more, I will XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX modestly than this, XXX I XXXX be modest in XX XXXX; XXX XX the XXXXXXXXXXXX of XXXX you XXXX XXXXXX, by XXXX XXXX I XXXX XX XXXX in XXXXXXX."
XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX up with XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX on XXXXXX XXX her XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX the XXX picked by God XX be XXXXXX's XXX dog:
Furthermore, XXXXXX the little girl of Saul XXX no kid to XXX XXX of her XXXXXXX.
Despite XXX XXXX that David raises the Ark XX XXX Covenant XX Mount Moriah, he XXX't XXXXXXXXX by God to construct XXX XXXXXX. Various reasons XXX given. XXX is XXXX XXX Temple is a place XX God and a place of harmony XXX XXXXX has a ton XX XXXXX XX his hands from XXXXXXX XXX adversaries XX Israel. In any case, he is XXXXXXXXXX that his child XXXX manufacture it.
Presently XXXXX has various XXXXXXXX by a XXX XXXXXXX, some of whom give XXX XXXXXXX inconvenience. One, XXXXX, assaults his XXXXXX, XXXXX. Another, Absalom plots against XXXXX XXX attempts XX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX. Be XXXX XX it XXX, XXXXX is XXX unique kid, Solomon, conceived from XXXXX's association with the delightful XXXXXXXXX.
XXX narrative XX David's association XXXX Bathsheba XX one of XXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX in the Bible, XXX we must XX XXXXXXXX in understanding it XX a cleanser show. XX synopsis, be XXXX XX it may, this is XXXX XXXXXX.
XXXXXXX one XXXXX, David XX XXXXXX XXX XXX of his royal XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX he XXX a perspective on XXX homes XXX XXXXXXX in the XXXX beneath. Also, there he sees a XXXXXX lady washing. She is the XXXXXX of one of his officers, XXXXX, XXX Hittite, XXX is XXXX XX war.
XXXXX XXXXX for Bathsheba and goes XXXXXXX the XXXXX with her. When she ends up XXXXXXXX, he directions that XXXXX XX put XX XXX XXXXXXXX edges, XXXXX he XXXXXX XX in XXXXX. XXXXX at XXXX XXXXX XXXX Bathsheba.
XXX, XXX XXXXXXX Nathan XXXX an XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX. (XXX X Samuel XX.) XX XXXX that he has XXXX XX XXXXXXX XXX lord regarding an extraordinary XXX form in XXX XXXX. X rich man XXXX numerous sheep, stole the XXX XXXXXX sheep XX a XXXX man, and had it XXXXXXXXX for a XXXX.
Angry XX XXXX he XXXXX, XXXX David, announces, "As XXX lives, XXX person who XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX."
XXXXXX XXX prophet, "You XXX that man!"
XXXXX is XXXXXXX. "I XXXX trespassed before God," he says.
XXXX is an XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX story and XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXX more here XXXX XXXXX the eye. XX XXXX, Bathsheba XXX not a XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX David's XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, in case an XXXXXXX be XXXX gone leaving his XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX to remarry. XX XXX case, XXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX that David acted inappropriately, and the XXXXX clarify that while XXXXX did not XXXXXX infidelity in the exacting sense, he was unmistakably XXXXXXXXX XXX-XXXX.
XX noted in XXXXXX portions, the XXXXX XXXXX an excessively XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX pioneers. It XXXXX whitewashes XXXXXXX's past, and in that it remains solitary among the records XX old XXXXXX groups which as a rule XXXXXX XXXXXX as XXXXXXXXX of divine XXXXXX XXXXXXX deficiencies.
XXXXX's enormity sparkles in XXX XXXXXXXX XX his affirmation XXX the contrition that pursues. This XX a XXXXX XX XXX reason that a XXXXXXXXXX deliverer of the Jewish XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX world XXXX XXXXX from David's XXXX - he XXXX XX "XXXXXX ben David."
XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX conceives an XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXX tyke XXXXX out to be XXXXXX XXXX as the prophet Nathan had anticipated. David XXXX into a time of petition and fasting, yet XXX tyke kicks XXX bucket in XXX XXXX. XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX this occurred in reparation XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX. XX likewise XXXXXXXX that XXX has XXXXXXXX him.
X little while later XXXXXXXXX is XXXXXXXX once XXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX, this XXXX, XXX bears a sound XXXX - who is XXXXX Solomon, and will's XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.
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