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King David audiobook
- By: Jonathan Kirsch
- Narrator: Jonathan Kirsch
- Category: Biography & Autobiography, Religious
- Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2000
- Language: English
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King David Audiobook Summary
David, King of the Jews, possessed every flaw and failing a mortal is capable of, yet men and women adored him and God showered him with many more blessings than he did Abraham or Moses. His sexual appetite and prowess were matched only by his violence, both on the battlefield and in the bedroom. A charismatic leader, exalted as “a man after God’s own heart,” he was also capable of deep cunning, deceit, and betrayal. Now, in King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel, bestselling author Jonathan Kirsch reveals this commanding individual in all his glory and fallibility.
In a taut, dramatic narrative, Kirsch brings new depth and psychological complexity to the familiar events of David’s life–his slaying of the giant Goliath and his swift challenge to the weak rule of Saul, the first Jewish king; his tragic relationship with Saul’s son Jonathan, David’s cherished friend (and possibly lover); his celebrated reign in Jerusalem, where his dynasty would hold sway for generations. Yet for all his greatness, David was also a man in thrall to his passions–a voracious lover who secured the favors of his beautiful mistress Bathsheba by secretly arranging the death of her innocent husband; a merciless warrior who triumphed through cruelty; a troubled father who failed to protect his daughter from rape and whose beloved son Absalom rose against him in armed insurrection.
Weaving together biblical texts with centuries of interpretation and commentary, Jonathan Kirsch brings King David to life in these pages with extraordinary freshness, intimacy, and vividness of detail. At the center of this inspiring narrative stands a hero of flesh and blood–not the cartoon giant-slayer of sermons and Sunday school stories or the immaculate ruler of legend and art but a magnetic, disturbingly familiar man–a man as vibrant and compelling today as he has been for millennia.
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King David Full Details
| Narrator | Jonathan Kirsch |
| Length | 11 hours 51 minutes |
| Author | Jonathan Kirsch |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | April 27, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781415910818 |
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The publisher of the King David is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: biography, history, israel, judaism, king david, religion, biographies, biography autobiography, nonfiction books, true story, inspirational, true stories, bios, non fiction, biographical, inspiration, narrative nonfiction, motivational, motivational books, memories, advice, auto biography biography, autobiography biography, non fiction books, nonfiction, inspirational books, biography and memoirs, true life, personal life, personal story, personal stories, memoirs biographies, memoir autobiography biography, life story, Biography & Autobiography, Religious, Religion, Biblical Biography, Old Testament, Religion, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Old Testament The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, Religious
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The publisher of the King David is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Random House Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9781415910818.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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