RBtaschenbuch: König David

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Of all the heroic figures of the Old Testament, few are more arresting than David, the shepherd boy who was destined to rule Israel, and none is such as appealing mixture of jubilant joy in the Lord, greatness and human frailty... It begins with the momentous day when the boy is anointed by the prophet Samuel and continues through his years of service to King Saul, the splendour of his own long reign... Here are Jonathan, the princess Michol, Abner, Urias and Solomon: and here, too, are the joys and sorrows of David's life, especially overwhelming love for Bathseba and his betrayal by his favorite son...