King David's Genealogy

 Nadene Goldfoot                                      

                 Youngest of 7 boys, he was said to be a gingy;  red haired like the color of ginger.  He had 8 wives:  Michal, Ahinoam, Abigail, Maachah, Haggith, Abital, Egiah and Bathsheba and 18+ children: 

 including: Amnon, Chileab, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, Ithream, Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Jerimoth, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, Eliphalet, and daughter Tamar.  

King David is fascinating.  His genealogy is even more so.  He comes from the tribe of Judah, which was fathered by Judah, 3rd son of Jacob and Leah, father of 12 sons and a daughter by 2 sisters and 2 handmaids of the sisters.  He reigned as king from 1010 BCE to 970 BCE, being 25 when he served King Saul as his armor-bearer, so he was born about 1035 BCE.  That was 3,057 years ago.   Jews and Christians both say that the Messiah will be from the House of David.  For Jews, this is to be their first; for Christians, their second for they see Jesus as having David as an ancestor.  

David's father was Jesse who was the grandson of Ruth and Boaz. Jesse's children were Abigail and Zeruiah, the girls, and Eliab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem and David.  David was the youngest.   

  Movie of David and  Bathsheba with Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward 1951.  

David was born in Bethlehem, which is 5.25 miles South of Jerusalem.  It's also the background of the Book of Ruth. 

Christians claim that Jesus was related to King David, and he was said to have been born in Bethlehem.  The book of "Matthew begins by calling Jesus the son of David, indicating his royal origin, and also son of Abraham, indicating that he was an Israelite;  both are stock phrases, in which son means descendant, calling to mind the promises God made to David and to Abraham. "  Most scholars believe the gospel was composed between AD 80 and 90, with a range of possibility between AD 70 to 110; a pre-70 date remains a minority view. The work does not identify its author, and the early tradition attributing it to the apostle Matthew is rejected by modern scholars. He was probably a male Jew, standing on the margin between traditional and non-traditional Jewish values, and familiar with technical legal aspects of scripture being debated in his time. Writing in a polished Semitic "synagogue Greek", he drew on the Gospel of Mark as a source, plus the hypothetical collection of sayings known as the Q source (material shared with Luke but not with Mark) and material unique to his own community, called the M source or "Special Matthew".The point is that it was most likely not written by Matthew but as much as 100 years after the fact, writing in Greek, most likely as Hellenized Jew. He was writing for a Greek audience.   

Christians trace the lineage to #27 as King Josiah (637-608 BCE of Judah and from there to  the chart below; but reference is only found in the New Testament.  Christians have a Jeconiah, who Jews called Jehoiachin (597)-king at 18 for 3 months and 10 days, (exiled to Babylon); , but Jewish records show Jehoahaz-son of Josiah (608);  then Jehoiakim(608-598); son Jehoiachin (598-597) Zedekiah (597-586), all BCE.-son of Josiah, last of the kings.  He was originally called Mattaniah but when appointed king, changed his name to Zedekiah.  All his sons were killed, done in front of him;  then made a prisoner in Babylon till he died.   (II Kings 25;  Jer 52) 

After Josiah, the names and order of Kings are completely different from Jewish records that are in the Old Testament (Tanakh). 

27.Josiah 28. Jeconiah

Shealtiel Zerubbabel Abiud Eliakim Azor Zadok Achim Eliud Eleazar Matthan Jacob Joseph #36Jesus

#34 Zadok was a priest (Cohen), a descendant of Aaron, brother of Moses.  and became David's chief priest or high priest.  Solomon appointed Zadock's son a high priest in the Temple and from that time the high priesthoo remained in the Zadokite family until the period of the Hasmonean rising.  Zadok sons mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls could actually be connected to this line.  Also the name of one of the Pharisees who with Judah the Galilean, founded the Sect of Zealots in 6 CE.

#35 Achim (German pronunciation: [ˈaxiːm]) is the German short name for Joachim or Jehoiakim (Hebrew meaning "he whom Jehovah has set up"). In the Bible, Achim is mentioned in Jesus' genealogy as the son of Zadok and father of Eliud (Mt 1:14).

#36   Eliud, legendary king of the Britons. Eliud (biblical figure), son of Achim in the New Testament bible, Matthew 1:14.

Eleazar?  We've had 2 well-known Eleazars.  One was the 3rd son and successor of Aaron, brother of Moses.  The high priests of Zadok were descended from Eleazar.  The other Eleazar died in 163 BCE and was a Hasmonean warrior, brother of Judah the Maccabee. Then there have been a lot of other Eleazar ben....; a very popular name.  

This section goes through Joseph's great-grandfather Eleazar, grandfather #38 Matthan, and father #39 Jacob. None of these figures are mentioned anywhere other than in Matthew and nothing else is known about them. As with most of the later section of Matthew's genealogy it conflicts with that given in Luke 3. There is some similarity in this passage Matthew gives Joseph's grandfather as Matthan and Luke as Matthat, the other names, however, are wholly different. Eleazar was a common Old Testament name, appearing many times in that work.

Robert H. Gundry, who is highly skeptical of the earlier parts of Matthew's genealogy, believes that these later figures are likely accurate as it is unlikely no one would know who Joseph's father and grandfather were. Even if the author of Matthew did not know their names it is unlikely he would risk being creative as he could be fairly sure that somebody would spot his error. Gundry posits that #37 Eleazar is the last fictional creation and that #38 Matthan and #39 Jacob were real people.

David (1035-970 BCE) and Jesus (If he was born in 6 or 5 BCE, as is most likely, Jesus would have been approximately thirty-two to thirty-four years old in late CE 28 until CE 30, which falls well within the range of him being “about thirty years of age.”  

Therefore, Jesus was born 1,030 years after David.

How could the writer of Matthew  have done 

research on Jesus's genealogy to connect directly with David?

Actually, we Jews have become an endogamic people.  David 

had 6 brothers who would have been married with children.

David had many wives and children, the most prolific being 

Solomon who was said to have 1,000 wives and concubines.

Chances are that all of us Jews are carrying some of David's

genes, if they could last that long, and Jesus (a Greek name for

Joshua)  came along only 1,000 years after the fact, so was 

much closer in time than we are.  There's a fair chance that 

those people of Bethlehem  were related   if they had been

there for many generations.  

Mohammad (570-632) is the prophet of Islam.  Muslims also

 know of David.  David is mentioned several times in the Quran with the Arabic name داود, Dāwūd or Dā'ūd, often with his son Solomon.  Muslim tradition and the hadith stress David's zeal in daily prayer as well as in fasting. Quran commentators, historians and compilers of the numerous Stories of the Prophets elaborate upon David's concise quranic narratives and specifically mention David's gift in singing his Psalms as well as his beautiful recitation and vocal talents. His voice is described as having had a captivating power, weaving its influence not only over man but over all beasts and nature, who would unite with him to praise God.

  In 1948, Bethlehem had 10,000 population (7,500 Christians, 2,500 Muslims).  That's because from 1948 to 1967, Bethlehem was under Jordanian rule and all Israelis were kept out.  In the Six Day War, it was won back; taken by Israel.  The IDF had regained this ancient city.  By 1968, it had 32,000 population.  Its population is approximately 25,000, and it is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the "proposed" State of Palestine.

 On the following tree, David is #11.  All genealogy is from the Tanakh with Chronicles I and II dealing with genealogy and having much information.  

Descendants of Judah:

1  Judah

.... +Tamar

2  Perez

... 3  [12] Hezron

......... +Unnamed

...... 4  Ram "Aram"

......... 5  Amminadab

........... 6  Nahshon b: 1465

.............. 7  [6] Elimelech b: 1934 in Bethlehem

.................... +[5] NAOMI b: 1934 in Bethlehem

................. 8  [7] Mahlon

....................... +[8] RUTH of Royalty b: in Moab d: in Bethlehem

................. 8  [9] Chilion b: in Bethlehem

....................... +[10] Orpah b: in Moab

.............. 7  [1] kinsman of Naomi; Boaz  b: 1935

................. 8  [2] father of Jesse Obed

.................... 9  [3] father of David Jesse

....................... 10  [4] Eliab b: 1010

.............. 7  Salma SALMON

................. 8  [1] kinsman of Naomi; Boaz  b: 1935

.................... 9  [2] father of Jesse Obed

....................... 10  [3] father of David Jesse

......................... 11  [4] Eliab b: 1010

................. 8  son of Salmon (Naomi's father) b: 1933

.................... 9  [5] NAOMI b: 1934 in Bethlehem

.......................... +[6] Elimelech b: 1934 in Bethlehem

....................... 10  [7] Mahlon

............................. +[8] RUTH of Royalty b: in Moab d: in Bethlehem

....................... 10  [9] Chilion b: in Bethlehem

............................. +[10] Orpah b: in Moab

.................... +Milkah

................. 8  kinsman of Naomi Boaz b: in Bethlehem

....................... +[8] RUTH of Royalty b: in Moab d: in Bethlehem

.................... 9  Oved Obed b: in 11th century BCE

....................... 10  father of David, JESSE b: in Bethlehem d: in J1 ?

............................. +Ithra's Daughter d: in father J1-Arab line

......................... 11  Abigail

............................... +Jether the Ishmaelite

......................... 11  Zeruiah

......................... 11  [4] Eliab b: 1010

......................... 11  Shimea b: 1013

......................... 11  Nethanel b: 1014

......................... 11  Raddai b: 1015

......................... 11  Ozem b: 1016

......................... 11  [11] King of Israel David reigned 1030 in 1000 BCE Bethlehem d: in 960 BCE

............................... +MICHAL EGLAH b: 1040 m: 1059 m: 1059

......................... *2nd Wife of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +Michal Eglah m: 1059 m: 1059

......................... *3rd Wife of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +2nd Wife Abigail b: 1045 in Carmelite m: 1065 m: 1065

......................... *4th Wife of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +Bathsheba b: 1050 in Giloh, Judah m: 1070 m: 1070

......................... *5th Wife of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +Maachah From Geshur m: 1075 m: 1075

......................... *6th Wife of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +Merab m: 1076 m: 1076

......................... *7th Wife of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +Haggith m: 1077 m: 1077

......................... *Partner of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +Abital m: 1078 m: 1078

......................... *8th Wife of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +Maacah m: 1089 m: 1089

......................... *9th Wife of [11] King of Israel David:

............................... +Ahinoam of Jezreel m: 1091 m: 1091

...... 4  Jerahmeel

...... 4  Chelubal Caled

... *2nd Wife of [12] Hezron:

......... +daughter of Makir Abijah

...... 4  Segub

...... 4  Ashhur

... 3  Zerah

2  twin of Perez Zereh

Resource:

The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia, 1992, 7th edition

Tanakh, Torah, Old Testament,  Stone Edition; my research

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy_of_Jesus#:~:text=Matthew%20begins%20by%20calling%20Jesus,to%20David%20and%20to%20Abraham.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew-New Testament

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David

The Adored King David, In Opposition to a Narcissist

 Nadene Goldfoot                                       

King David, who ruled Israel from 1010 BCE till 970 BCE is still a much loved and respected personality after all these years.  That's over 3,000 years of being in the minds of men.  What narcissist wouldn't love to have that respect and love?  How was David so different from narcisstic people?                               

 For one thing, he never expected such reverence from anyone.  He was the youngest son of Jesse, and was born in Bethlehem.  At age 23, he became the armor-bearer of King Saul and was the friend of Prince Jonathan. He had talent, talent as a musician and prowess for military war.                                           

 David was supposed to be a gingery-red head which was slightly unusual amid a lot of dark-haired people. He stood out in a crowd naturally.   

David was brave.  When the Philistines were attacking Israel, they presented their best warrior who was a huge giant of a man as a challenge;  whoever could kill him would send the Philistines home.  David, a kid with a slingshot who used this little weapon on wolves who threatened his flock of sheep, felt he could do it.  He took the challenge and slew Goliath.  (I Sam.17:21:10).David remained as an enemy of the Philistines from then on.  He succeeded in breaking the Philistine military power and annexing the entire coastal belt. 

The prophet, Samuel certainly thought David was special, for he selected him to be king over Israel.  Samuel was Israel's last judge during the day of Judges before they had Saul as king.  Saul had gone to Bethlehem where he anointed David as Saul's successor.                                                   

His defeat of the Edomites gave the Israelites an outlet to the Red Sea at Ezion Geber.  He crushed Ammon and Moab, which became subjects of Israel and decisively defeated Arm (Syria), annexing large tracts of territory including Damascus, as far as the Euphrates River.   David signed treaties with Tyre and Sidon of Lebanon and extended the Israelite frontiers to an extent never again attained.  

Internally, he made energetic preparations for building a central temple and organized the national administration.  Religiously, he wasn't to build it as he was a king of war, but this was passed onto his son, Solomon for a goal, and he did build the Temple.  

In his old age, his 3rd son, Absalom, rebelled against him and was killed in the revolt.   David's  succession was eventually secured by his son, Solomon, son of Bathsheba.  Absalom  had killed his own half-brother to avenge the rape of his sister, Tamar. 

David's own desire was not checked when he first saw Bathsheba bathing on the rooftop one hot night.  He gave in and had his way with her.  Bathsheba was the wife of one of his own soldiers who was away fighting.  David had an affair with Bathsheba, and wound up having her husband serve on the front line and get killed so he could marry her.  David and Bathsheba paid for this crime emotionally.                       

Amnon was David's eldest son by Ahinoam, the Jezreelite. He had fallen for his half sister, Tamar and had raped her.  It took Absalom 2 years to have Amnon killed for this attack. Then again, Absalom's mother is said to be Maacah, a wife of David, and daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur.  David was said to father Absalom and Tamar by her.  Isn't this rather typical of the children of leaders, though?  Sometimes it's the gruff way of acting toward their children, and here he couldn't keep the peace among his own, and he had raised 2 killers who killed their own siblings.  One thing is noticeable here, the Bible doesn't cover up the faults of  its heros at all.  They're pictured as original human beings.   Maybe that's why David is so beloved.  He's like us; a good person with faults and problems.  

 He stirred up a rebellion against David who had to flee across the Jordan River for safety.  Absalom's army was vanquished and he himself was killed by Joab after his long hair became entangled in a tree.  Absalom as a soldier is cited as a striking example of vanity (a narcissist) and rebellion.  Perhaps he got that way  by trying to compete with his father, David's history.                             

 One fact discovered is that  all abusers show narcissistic behaviors. Narcissism, as a personality disorder, does not excuse abuse. Even a narcissist is still choosing certain behaviors that are abusive. They are still in control of their behavior, which is based on deep beliefs that it is okay to use controlling behaviors.

Your partner may have rationale for why they are being abusive, but reasons and rationales never excuse abuse. They are choosing to be abusive. It is NEVER your fault if someone abuses you. All forms of abuse cause emotional harm, which is often the hardest to understand and heal from. Recent studies also show that children in the home with emotional abuse, even if it is not directed towards them, have much higher cases of PTSD, anxiety and learning issues.                                           

 A narsistic personality disorder Requires a medical diagnosis.  Symptoms include an excessive need for admiration, disregard for others' feelings, an inability to handle any criticism, and a sense of entitlement.                

As Israel's second king, David built a small empire. He conquered Jerusalem, which he made Israel's political and religious centre. He defeated the Philistines so thoroughly that they never seriously threatened the Israelites' security again, and he annexed the coastal region. He founded the Judaean dynasty and united all the tribes of Israel under a single monarch. His son Solomon expanded the empire that David built. David is an important figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The thing is, he didn't go around bragging about how good he was, which a narcissist would do.  He gave all the credit where credit is due, to G-d.  It is said he is the author of Psalms, found in the bible. 

                                                 

As an example:  131:  A song of ascents, by David:  Hashem (G-d), my heart was not proud, and my eyes were not haughty, nor did I pursue matters too great and too wondrous for me.  I swear that I stilled and silenced my soul.  Let Israel hope to Hashem, from this time and forever.  

Resource:

Tanach: The Stone Edition, Psalms

The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia

https://www.britannica.com/biography/David

http://womeninthebible.net/women-bible-old-new-testaments/maacah-davids-wife/

https://abuserecovery.org/am-i-being-abused/?https://abuserecovery.org/am-i-being-abused/&gclid=CjwKCAiAn5uOBhADEiwA_pZwcOD_cbXZ6QIBYEBKEjJODdqcNiDx3NkfbKAGm027Q3ZRrFvTqZN3uhoCbL8QAvD_BwE

In Defense of King Solomon of Israel

 Nadene Goldfoot                                              

King Solomon's history can be found in the Jewish Tanakh (Old Testament) under I Kings, 1 Chronicles, II Samuel, II Chronicles, Songs, Psalms. 

His father, King David, had had 4 or 6 wives.  The first, Michal, had no children, and Abigail, the second, had 3:  Adonijah, Daniel "Kileab", and Chileab.  Bathsheba had 4:  Solomon, Shammua, Shobab, and Nathan. Maachah Fromgeshur had 1: Absalom the Third, and Merab had none that I know of.   I've probably missed a few.  I did.   The Bible names nineteen sons and one daughter, Tamar (1 Chronicles 3:1–9). If we count the son who died in infancy after having been conceived through David’s adulterous relationship with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:16–23), David had at least twenty-one children by his wives, plus an unknown number by his many concubines.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOYA9u-dYDQ  The song, David, melech Yisrael.  

Solomon, King of Israel reigned from  (961-920 BCE) was born 2,982 years ago in Jerusalem.  He was the son of David, King of Israel and Bathsheba.  He succeeded to the throne before his father's death through the interceding of his mother, Bathsheba and the prophet, Nathan.  Nathan had announced to David that his royal house would be perpetually established but also prevented him from building a permanent Temple in Jerusalem.  As a protagonist of moral values, he charged David with responsibility for the death of Uriah the Hittite, Bathsheba's husband.  Later, he was prominent in securing the succession for Solomon.  Nathan wrote a chronicle of David's reign in I chronicles 29:29, which was probably one of the main sources for the Book of Samuel.                       

Solomon did have his half-brother, Adonijah, David's 4th son,  removed along with other potentially dangerous individuals to his position as King. As it happened, Adonijah claimed the succession to the throne after Absalom's death.  Joab and Abiathar supported his claim, but they were unsuccessful.  Adonijah later tried to marry Abishag, David's concubine, who ministered to David in his old age.  She was a Shunammite maiden.  Adonijah, wanting to marry her was taken as making a claim to the throne. Solomon regarded this as an act of rebellion and had him killed. 

                                                 

The ark of the Covenant was a chest in which the 2 Tablets of the Law were kept.  Its exact description is given in (Exod. 25:10-22).  It was made of Acacia wood, both inlaid and covered with gold.  

   It was Solomon who built the Temple to house the ARK OF THE COVENANT.  Hiram of Tyre, Lebanon helped him by selling him the cedar trees needed in building such an edifice.  Hiram also sent him architects and builders, though it was G-d who gave him strict instructions on building the Temple.

                                             

                          Solomon consulting with Hiram, builder

The work was completed in the 11th year of Solomon's reign and ensured the central position of Jerusalem in the kingdom.  Administratively, Solomon divided the country into 12 districts and constructed a series of fortresses, store-cities, and chariot-cities which were like Megiddo and Hazor. To develop trade and commerce, he built a harbor at Elath on the Red Sea and together with Hiram, sent a great fleet of "ships of Tarshish" to the land of OPHIR.

                                             

 Another source of wealth consisted of gifts from foreign monarchs such as the Queen of Sheba who herself came with a large retinue to visit Solomon.  She came to Jerusalem "with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones" (I Kings 10:2). "Never again came such an abundance of spices" (10:10; II Chron. 9:1–9) as those she gave to Solomon. She came "to prove him with hard questions", which Solomon answered to her satisfaction. In addition, trade prospered with neighboring states.  Large smelting furnaces in the Southern areas produced copper and iron.  The royal house and court were built up with oriental magnificence, and sumptuous buildings housed the royal family and harem consisting of 1,000 wives and concubines.  That's one good way he kept peace with other countries; marrying their daughters, an act copied by other royal families such as England later but not to that extent. 

                                                 

    Having the wisdom to know how to find the real mother  Strikingly, Solomon made the wisest decision of his life before he received his special blessing: he chose to request wisdom. In his crucial dream, he responds to the divine offer by asking God for “an understanding mind to judge Your people, to distinguish between good and bad; for who can judge this vast people of Yours?” (I Kings 3:9). God responds by praising Solomon for requesting “discernment in dispensing justice. ... I grant you a wise and discerning mind; there has never been anyone like you before, nor will anyone like you arise again” (I Kings 3:12). Two chapters later, we are provided a more extensive definition: The Lord endowed Solomon with wisdom and discernment in great measure with understanding as vast as the sands on the seashore. Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the Kedemites and than all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was the wisest of all men… He composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand and five. He discoursed about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; and he discoursed about beasts, birds, creeping things, and fishes (I Kings 5:9-13).

Politically, Solomon rested on David's achievements;  the realm extended from Egypt to the Euphrates and was the most energetic in the entire region.  In the cultural sphere, the arts of historiography, parables, and elegant writing were developed and several biblical works such as the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms 72 of them were later attributed to Solomon, who himself achieved a widespread reputation for his wisdom. David wrote at least 75 of them.                                                    

Despite all these successes, the 1st signs of the country's subsequent deterioration can be traced back to his reign.  The forced labor connected with the extensive building program impoverished the country.  Several subject peoples, such as the Edomites and Arameans, began to revolt, and there is evidence of malcontent inside Israel.  These problems came to a head with Solomon's death, which was quickly succeeded by territorial loss and internal division of Israel and Judah.  

Resource:

The new Standard Jewish Encyclopedia

https://www.gotquestions.org/David-children.html

file:///C:/Users/Home.DELL.000/Downloads/10.1515_9781618117915-010%20(1).pdf (wisdom).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Melech_Yisrael#:~:text=David%20Melech%20Yisrael%20(Hebrew%3A%20%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93,which%20are%20repeated%20many%20times.

https://www.gotquestions.org/Psalms-David.html