Front Page Authors (by Period) King David

King David

1010 BC - 970 BC

About the Author

King David was the most powerful king of biblical Israel who ruled from 1010 BC to 970 BC. He expanded the size of his kingdom, created a unitary state, and chose Jerusalem as the new capital city. David was also a gifted poet.

In The Library:

• author: The Book of Psalms (KJV) (1885)

Quotations:

• The Psalmist laments that he lives in a Society which “hateth peace” and cries out “I am for peace: but when I speak they are for war” (1000 BC) (20 September, 2004)