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Tour · c. 1010 BC
The life of David
Bethlehem 1 Sam 16:1–13
In Bethlehem Samuel anoints the youngest son of Jesse, and the Spirit of the Lord comes upon David.
Open on the map →Valley of Elah 1 Sam 17:2–51 · ≈ 20 km in a straight line
In the Valley of Elah David kills Goliath with a sling and a stone.
Open on the map →Naioth 1 Sam 19:18–24 · ≈ 30 km in a straight line
Fleeing Saul, David comes to Samuel and stays with him at Naioth in Ramah.
Open on the map →Nob 1 Sam 21:1–9 · ≈ 7 km in a straight line
At Nob the priest Ahimelech gives him the holy bread and the sword of Goliath.
Open on the map →Gath 1 Sam 21:10–15 · ≈ 39 km in a straight line
Before Achish king of Gath he pretends to be mad.
Open on the map →Adullam 1 Sam 22:1–2 · ≈ 16 km in a straight line
In the cave of Adullam his family and some four hundred men gather around him.
Open on the map →Engedi 1 Sam 24:1–22 · ≈ 43 km in a straight line
In the wilderness of Engedi he spares Saul in the cave, cutting off only the edge of his robe.
Open on the map →Ziklag 1 Sam 27:5–7 · ≈ 67 km in a straight line
Achish gives him Ziklag, where he lives among the Philistines.
Open on the map →Mount Gilboa 1 Sam 31:1–6 · ≈ 135 km in a straight line
On Mount Gilboa Saul and his three sons fall in battle with the Philistines.
Open on the map →Hebron 2 Sam 2:1–4 · ≈ 105 km in a straight line
In Hebron the men of Judah anoint David king over the house of Judah.
Open on the map →Jerusalem 2 Sam 5:6–9 · ≈ 31 km in a straight line
He takes the stronghold of Zion and names it the City of David.
Open on the map →Mahanaim 2 Sam 17:24–29 · ≈ 62 km in a straight line
Fleeing Absalom, he crosses the Jordan to Mahanaim.
Open on the map →Jerusalem 1 Kgs 2:10–11 · ≈ 62 km in a straight line
David dies and is buried in the City of David, after forty years as king: seven in Hebron, thirty-three in Jerusalem.
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