Strong H1732דָּוִד

David

Transliteration
dâvid dâvîyd
Pronunciation
{daw-veed'} daw-veed'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From the same as H1730; loving;
{David} the youngest son of Jesse: - David.

Meaning of the name

David = "beloved"

Detailed definition

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;
son of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I);
brother of: Eliab (H446I), Abinadab (H41I), Shimeah (H8093), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H26H)(?), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H684) and Elihu (H453J); married to Michal (H4324), Abigail (H26), Ahinoam (H293H), Maacah (H4601I), Haggith (H2294), Abital (H37), Eglah (H5698) and Bathsheba (H1339);
father of: Amnon (H550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H53), Adonijah (H138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H476H), Eliada (H450), Eliphelet (H467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N)
Also named: Daueid, Dauid, Dabid (Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ "David" G1138)

In the biblical story

David

Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

David, son of Jesse, was the anointed king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, and an ancestor of Jesus Christ. (Rut.4.17 etc.; 1Sa.16.13 etc.; 2Sa.1; 2 etc.; 1Ki.1; 2 etc.; 2Ki.8.19 etc.; 1Ch.2.15 etc.; 2Ch.1.1 etc.; Ezr.3.10 etc.; Neh.3.15 etc.; Psa.3.1 etc.; Pro.1.1; Ecc.1.1; Sng.4.4; Isa.7.2 etc.; Jer.13.13 etc.; Ezk.34.23 etc.; Hos.3.5; Amo.6.5 etc.; Zec.12.7 etc.; 2Sa.13.39; Mat.1.1 etc.; Mrk.2.25 etc.; Luk.1.27 etc.; Jhn.7.42 etc.; Act.1.16 etc.; Rom.1.3 etc.; 2Ti.2.8; Heb.4.7 etc.; Rev.3.7; 5.5; 22.16)

In the Bible

Strong H1732 appears in 838 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • david791
  • s45
  • pass7
  • become6
  • make3
  • room2
  • thou2
  • behold1
  • hither1
  • let1

First verses

  1. Ruth 4:17
    And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
  2. Ruth 4:22
    And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
  3. 1 Samuel 16:13
    Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
  4. 1 Samuel 16:19
    Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
  5. 1 Samuel 16:20
    And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
  6. 1 Samuel 16:21
    And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
  7. 1 Samuel 16:22
    And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
  8. 1 Samuel 16:23
    And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
  9. 1 Samuel 17:12
    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
  10. 1 Samuel 17:14
    And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
  11. 1 Samuel 17:15
    But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth–lehem.
  12. 1 Samuel 17:17
    And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
  13. 1 Samuel 17:20
    And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
  14. 1 Samuel 17:22
    And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
  15. 1 Samuel 17:23
    And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
  16. 1 Samuel 17:26
    And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
  17. 1 Samuel 17:28
    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
  18. 1 Samuel 17:29
    And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
  19. 1 Samuel 17:31
    And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
  20. 1 Samuel 17:32
    And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
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