In Sunday schools, cartoons, and paintings, King David appears as the shepherd-poet who trusted God against impossible odds, the penitent sinner who wrote the Psalms, the golden thread connecting Abraham to Jesus. He is Israel's ideal king—divinely chosen, spiritually sensitive, capable of genuine repentance. But this depiction of David is at odds with what the … Continue reading David: The King Samuel Warned About
David and Solomon’s Judgment (21:79)
The following verses describe a situation that transpired regarding David and Solomon. [21:78] And David and Solomon, when they once ruled with regard to someone's crop that was destroyed by another's sheep. We witnessed their judgment. وَدَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِى ٱلْحَرْثِ إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ ٱلْقَوْمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَـٰهِدِينَ [21:79] We granted Solomon the correct understanding, … Continue reading David and Solomon’s Judgment (21:79)
