Analytical Essay: The Character Of King David
From my point of view, David is neither a good king nor a good person. He is rather a heroic general and an obedient servant. When he was young, he dared to fight his enemies without armors. At the same time, throughout the two books of Samuel, there are lots records of David’s victories, indicating his talent for military matters. Besides, David, the son of Jesse, as the chosen servant of the God, remains absolute obedience to the God without any hesitations. In the beginning, Saul was jealous of the growing force of David, and tried to kill him for several times. His sincere obedience to the God saved himself from threatening of Saul, who wants to maintain his kingship to himself and his children. At the end of the first book, because
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Merab, the daughter of Saul, has assigned to David by her father, the Saul. David finally married her, after several times of refusals. When David fled from Saul, Merab became the wife of someone else. After Saul’s death, David had recalled her to help him to consolidate his kingship. In the end, she has been cursed with childlessness because she criticized the dancing of David in the front of the ark. This marriage was basically motivated by political benefits. Years later, David married Bathsheba, who was the wife of Uriah, after he saw she was bathing under the roof. After one of his subordinates set Uriah up to be killed, David took Bathsheba as his wife. Furthermore, when David had to escape from the force of Absalom, he took his entire household, instead of his ten concubines, who were left to look after David’s house. So far, women are not something deserved sincerity for David. Their existences are purely for the sake of reproduction and particular material benefits. David is a good general, conquering lands for the Israelites. Therefore, he definitely deserved the divine blessing from the God, for his overwhelming victories. Confronting the things that are related to the God more or less, David remains absolute obedience as a loyal servant. However, nobody is flawless. Marriages, for David, are more likely to be the transactions with specific motivations and
Merab, the daughter of Saul, has assigned to David by her father, the Saul. David finally married her, after several times of refusals. When David fled from Saul, Merab became the wife of someone else. After Saul’s death, David had recalled her to help him to consolidate his kingship. In the end, she has been cursed with childlessness because she criticized the dancing of David in the front of the ark. This marriage was basically motivated by political benefits. Years later, David married Bathsheba, who was the wife of Uriah, after he saw she was bathing under the roof. After one of his subordinates set Uriah up to be killed, David took Bathsheba as his wife. Furthermore, when David had to escape from the force of Absalom, he took his entire household, instead of his ten concubines, who were left to look after David’s house. So far, women are not something deserved sincerity for David. Their existences are purely for the sake of reproduction and particular material benefits. David is a good general, conquering lands for the Israelites. Therefore, he definitely deserved the divine blessing from the God, for his overwhelming victories. Confronting the things that are related to the God more or less, David remains absolute obedience as a loyal servant. However, nobody is flawless. Marriages, for David, are more likely to be the transactions with specific motivations and