David (/ˈdeɪvɪd/; Hebrew: דָּוִד, Modern David, Tiberian Dāwîḏ;ISO 259-3 Dawid; Arabic: داوُد Dāwūd; Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ Dawid; Ancient Greek: Δαυίδ; Latin: Davidus, David; Strong's: Daveed) was, according to the Books of Samuel, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and according to the New Testament, an ancestor of Jesus. His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040 – 970 BCE, his reign over Judah c. 1010–970 BCE.
The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only Old Testament sources of information on David, although the Tel Dan Stele (dated c. 850–835 BCE) contains the phrase בית דוד (bytdwd), read as "House of David", which many scholars confirm to be a likely plausible match to the existence in the mid-9th century BCE of a Judean royal dynasty called the House of David.
Depicted as a valorous warrior of great renown, and a poet and musician credited for composing much of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms, King David is widely viewed as a righteous and effective king in battle and civil justice. He is described as a man after God's own heart in 1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22.
I sat and watched the waves crashing in
On that white sandy beach
As the sun went down
Over this little town
Um what a beautiful view
And I see lovers young and old
Walking hand and hand in that cool breeze
Puts a big smile on my face
One I can’t replace there’s just no way
So I got up and made my way back to the bar
Pulled up my stool
And picked up my old guitar
And I played this tune so soft and sweet.
But in my mind I go back in time
Oh these memories as a child
Free just to be me
That’s why I play
It takes me away
That’s why I play
Every time I pick up my guitar
It clears my mind
I’m another person lost in another time
All I do is close my eyes and play a tune
I find a song running through my strings
So you can all sing right along with me
If you could see what I see in your eyes
The laughter the smiles when I play
Sometimes I take your mind away
To another place
Takes me back to when I was a child
With that same smile
Free just to be me
Yeah that’s why I play
It takes me away
That’s why I play
When life pushes at me hard
I find a chair and my guitar
Maybe sometimes a little goose to get me loose
It helps me smile
And I just play
Block out all my troubles of the day
Forget about it all ...my mind just runs away
And I just play
I just play
Right on through the day into the night
As long as it feels right
I’m gonna play
Its puts a big smile on my face
Hell one I can’t replace
It’s just me right where I wanna be all alone
You don’t have to come along
Because I’m gonna play all night right into the day
All I do is close my eyes and play a tune
I find a song running through my strings
So you can all sing right along with me
You should see what I see in your eyes
The laughter the smiles when I play
Sometimes I take your mind away
To another place
Takes me back to when I was a child
With that same smile
Free just to be me
Yeah that’s why I play
It takes me away
That’s why I play
Every time I pick up this guitar
It clears my mind
I’m just another person lost in another time
All I do is close my eyes and
Play a tune
I find a song running through my strings
So you can all sing right along with me
If you could see what I see in your eyes
The laughter the smiles when I play
Sometimes I take your mind away
To another place
Takes me back to when I was a child
With that same smile
Free just to be me
Yeah that’s why I play
It takes me away
David (/ˈdeɪvɪd/; Hebrew: דָּוִד, Modern David, Tiberian Dāwîḏ;ISO 259-3 Dawid; Arabic: داوُد Dāwūd; Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ Dawid; Ancient Greek: Δαυίδ; Latin: Davidus, David; Strong's: Daveed) was, according to the Books of Samuel, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and according to the New Testament, an ancestor of Jesus. His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040 – 970 BCE, his reign over Judah c. 1010–970 BCE.
The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only Old Testament sources of information on David, although the Tel Dan Stele (dated c. 850–835 BCE) contains the phrase בית דוד (bytdwd), read as "House of David", which many scholars confirm to be a likely plausible match to the existence in the mid-9th century BCE of a Judean royal dynasty called the House of David.
Depicted as a valorous warrior of great renown, and a poet and musician credited for composing much of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms, King David is widely viewed as a righteous and effective king in battle and civil justice. He is described as a man after God's own heart in 1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22.