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The United MonarchyKing DavidKing SolomonRehboam, Jeraboam and the Split
KING DAVIDDATES OF DAVID’S REIGN
War with Ish BoshesDavid Captures the city of Jerusalem from the JebusitesWar with the PhilistinesWars of ConquestAron Brought to Jerusalem War with AmmonBathshebaAmnon and TamarAbshalom’s RebellionSheba ben Bichri’s RebellionThe Evolution of the Monarchy
War with Ish Boshes
After Saul’s Death David mourns Saul and
his sons in Ziklag David asks Hashem
what to do and is told to go to Hebron and was anointed King of Israel◦ Ruled over the territory of
Judah Abner-ben-Ner Saul's
general backs Ish Boshes Saul’s son to be king and he ruled over ◦ Assur◦ Jezreel◦ Ephraim ◦ Benjamin
War with Ish Boshes
The Civil War Map of Machanayim- Ish Boshes’ Stronghold
Abner and Ish Boshes war against David and his forces
Abner who control the army argues with Ish Boshes and decides to defect to David
Yoav deviously kills Avner against David’s order
David mourns Avner publicly Ish Boshes is killed by traitors
trying to get close to David David kills them when they
present him with Ish Boshes’ head
The Nation Acclaims David King
Four Room House in HebronChadwick, Jeffrey R. “Discovering Hebron.” Biblical Archaeology Review, Sep/Oct 2005, 24-33, 70-71. http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=31&Issue=5&ArticleID=5 (accessed 10/21/2010)
After Ish Boshes’ DeathThe civil war lasted
for two years Five years later the
tribes of Israel come to Hebron to anoint David King
A treaty is signed to forgive backers of Ish Boshes
The Sanhedrin agrees and crowns David as King
David Captures the city of Jerusalem from the Jebusites
The State of the Country
The Largest Canaanite building in Israel was found in Jerusalem it is called the “stepped stone structure” it is probably Metzudas Tzion Mazar, Eilat. “Did I Find King David’s Palace?.” Biblical Archaeology Review, Jan/Feb 2006, 16-27, 70. http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=32&Issue=1&ArticleID=4 (accessed 10/21/2010)
The country still has pockets of Canaanite settlement
David and his forces start a campaign to remove all Canaanite cities and is partially successful
David fortifies the defenses against the Philistines
The City of Jerusalem was not conquered
David Captures the city of Jerusalem from the Jebusites
Jerusalem
Steiner, Margreet. “David’s Jerusalem: Fiction or Reality?: It’s Not There: Archaeology Proves a Negative.” Biblical Archaeology Review, Jul/Aug 1998, 26-30, 32-33, 62-63. http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=24&Issue=4&ArticleID=2 (accessed 10/21/2010
Was heavily defended by an enormous fortress
Metzudas Tzion- ציון מצודת
David’s general Yoav infiltrated the fortress through the water supply
After the capture David makes Jerusalem his capital and center of the
War with the Philistines
Large Stone Structure in Jerusalem
Possibly David’s PalaceMazar, Eilat. “Did I Find King David’s Palace?.” Biblical Archaeology Review, Jan/Feb 2006, 16-27, 70. http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=32&Issue=1&ArticleID=4 (accessed 10/21/2010)
Prelude to War David built the Milo –מילוא
◦ it is not clear what it is but it plays an important in the politics of Solomon's reign
◦ As well Hezekiah's time◦ Possibly an open space◦ Or opening is his palace wall
Hiram King of Tyre built a palace for David
As David is more firmly in control The Philistines probably become
afraid of a United Israel David defeated the Philistines in
Emek Refaim – רפאים עמק He forced them to retreat to
Gezer and the remained defeated during his reign
Wars of Conquest
Wars of ConquestAfter defeating
Philistines David turns to expansion
David defeated ◦ Moab◦ Hadadezer king of
Zobah◦ Aram of Damascus◦ Edom◦ Amalek (mentioned
in the Gemorah)
Aron Brought to Jerusalem
Jerusalem Religious as the Center
Jerusalem in David’s EraMazar, Eilat. “Did I Find King David’s Palace?.” Biblical Archaeology Review, Jan/Feb
2006, 16-27, 70. http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=32&Issue=1&ArticleID=4 (accessed 10/21/2010)
The Aron was brought to Jerusalem ◦ First attempt stopped by the death
of Uzzah◦ Amid proper prayer, and fanfare
the Aron is brought to Jerusalem David wishes to build the Beis
Hamikdsah but is not permitted The Beis Hamikdash could only
be built after all of Israel’s enemies were defeated and David had not yet brought about complete peace
BathshebaCitadel of AmmanThe City of Rabbah
Harrison, Timothy P. “The Amman Citadel: An Archaeological Biography: “Rabbath of the Ammonites”.” Archaeology Odyssey, Mar/Apr 2002, 10-19. http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSAO&Volume=5&Issue=2&ArticleID=4 (accessed 10/21/2010
War with Ammon David sends a diplomatic mission
to Hanun the son of Nachash The Ammonite advisors probably
seeing that David’s kingdom was growing large and dangerous rejected the diplomatic mission
The Ammonites then hired Arameans to help attack Israel
David defeats the Arameans and drove them off
The next year he begins a campaign against Ammon and besieges Rabbah but David stays in Jerusalem
After the incident with Bathsheba David’s army took the city
Bathsheba
David in Jerusalem Hashem Punishes David
עבירה גוררת עבירה David stayed back instead of
leading his troops He is tempted by seeing
Bathsheba washing She was divorced but it was
still not right to take her Uriah her former husband
disobeyed David’s orders and so was deserving the death penalty
David orders him to be placed at the front of the line to be killed
The first son he fathered by Bathsheba died
His son Amnon rapes his daughter Tamar
Abshalom kills Amnon and then rebels
Adonijah claims to be King in David’s old age
Abshalom’s Rebellion
Amnon and Tamar Tamar was the daughter of
Maacha and David◦ Maacha was an תואר יפת and אשת
was not Jewish at the time that David fathered Tamar
◦ Since Tamar was not born Jewish she is not Halachicly related to Amnon
Amnon; Tamar’s half brother is infatuated with her and rapes her
After raping her he is disgusted by her and sends her away in disgrace
Abshalom takes in Tamar after she is raped
Abshalom arranges for Amnon to be killed
After the murder Abshalom flees to Geshur
After David recovers from the news of the murder he is prevailed upon by Yoav to bring Abshalom back to Jerusalem
David kept Abshalom under house arrest in Jerusalem and would not see him
Abshalom’s Rebellion
Abshalom’s Conspiracy In the words of "ך תנ
Samuel I 15 (2) And Abshalom would rise up, and stand
besides the path to the gate; and it was when any man that would have a suit due to come to the king for judgment the Abshalom called to him and said:”from what city are you?” and he said “of one of the tribes of Israel is your servant”
(3) And Abshalom said “your claim is correct and good but none of the kings judges will hear you.
(4) And Abshalom said “who will appoint me judge in the land and every man who has a dispute of a suit will come to me than I will do justice for him
And it would be, when a man cam near to prostrate himself before him that he put forth his hand and took hold of him and kissed him.
(6) And Abshalom did the same to all the Israelites that came to the king for judgment. And Abshalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
טו פרק ב שמואל ) השkער( kרך ד יד על ועמד אבשלום kים והשכ ב
לך kהמ אל לבוא ריב kו ל יהיה אשר האיש kל כ ויהיkה מז אי kאמר וי אליו אבשלום kקרא וי ט kשפkלמ: ך k עבד ישראל שבטי מאחד kאמר וי אתkה עיר
) טובים) דברך ראה אבשלום אליו kאמר וי ג : לך kהמ מאת לך אין ושמע kנכחים ו
) ועלי) בkארץ שפט ישמני מי אבשלום kאמר וי דט kמשפk ו ריב kו ל יהיה אשר איש kל כ יבוא
kקתkיו: והצד ) ידו) את ושלח לו להשתkחות איש בkקרב והיה ה
: לו ונשק לו והחזיק ) אשר) ישראל לכל kה הז kבר kד כ אבשלום kעש וי ו
לב את אבשלום kב ויגנ המkלך אל ט kשפkלמk יבאואנשי:
Abshalom’s Rebellion
The Conspiracy in Brief King Abshalom Abshalom breeds dissent by
courting people who have complaints either about the government of with another Jew and claims that he will be on his side
Abshalom also makes the claim that David favors his family and the tribe of Judah over the other tribes
Abshalom also includes some of David’s close advisors in his conspiracy
He also begins his rebellion in Hebron a Judah stronghold to keep the allegiance of the people of Judah
David is forced to flee from Jerusalem with most of his advisors and his general
He takes with him the Aron Abshalom takes Jerusalem and
marries David’s concubines who were left in Jerusalem
Abshalom and his advisors start to rule the land as king
They need to eliminate David and his forces who are hiding in Machanayim
Hushai a friend of David infiltrated the conspiracy and became a close advisor to Abshalom
Hushai advised waiting to attack David and his forces
Abshalom’s Rebellion
Forest of Ephraim
The Death of Absalom by Gustave Dore
Then before the attack he sends word to David about the plan
The battle took place in the forest of Ephraim and David defeated Abshalom’s forces
20,000 men were killed Abshalom is caught fleeing from the
Battle by his hair in a tree Yoav kills Abshalom against David’s
orders After the battle David finds out the
news that his son is dead and begins to mourn
David is forced by Yoav to go out and celebrate the victory with his men
Sheba ben Bichri’s Rebellion
Abshalom’s Defeat Leads to Dissention Between Israel and Judah Shmuel II 19 (41) And the king went over to Gilgal and
Chimhan went over with him; and all the people of Judah brought the king over, and also half the people of Israel. (42) And, Behold all the men of Israel came to the kin and they said to the king, “Why did our brothers the men of Judah steal you away; by having brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all of David’s men with him?” (43) And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is near to me; why are you angered over this matter?” (44) And the men of Israel answered the man of Judah and he said “I have ten parts in the king and am therefore closer to David than to you. Why then did you slight me? Now was not my word the very first to return my king?” and the words to the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel
יט פרק ב שמואל ) וכמהן) kלה kלג הג המkלך kעבר וי מא
k העבירו ויעברו kדה יהו עם וכל ו kעמ עבר: ישראל עם חצי וגם המkלך ( את מב )
לך kהמ אל בkאים ישראל איש kל כ kה והנ k אחינו kך kנבו ג kע kו מד המkלך kאל kאמרו וי
בkיתו ואת המkלך kאת kעברו וי kדה יהו איש ) ( : kען וי מג עמkו דוד אנשי וכל ן k kרד הי אתקרוב kי כ ישראל איש על kדה יהו איש kל כkבר הד על לך חרה kה ז ולמkה אלי המkלךנשkאת אם המkלך kמן אכלנו האכול kה הז
) ( : את ישראל איש kען וי מד k לנו נשkא לך kבמ לי ידות עשר kאמר וי kדה יהו איש
ולא kתני הקל kע kו kמד ו ך kממ אני kדוד ב וגםkי מלכ את להשיב לי ראשון דברי היה
איש kבר מד kדה יהו איש kבר ד kקש ויישראל:
Sheba ben Bichri’s Rebellion
No Portion of David Sheva ben Bichri of
Benjamin blew a shofar and declared a rebellion of Israel against David and Judah
Yoav hunts him down and finds him in the city of Abel of Beth-Maacah
Yoav threatens the people of Abel - Beth-Maacah and they kill Sheva ben Bichri
The Evolution of the Monarchy
Analysis In his short reign Saul did not have
the time to create a working administration but he did serve as break with the loose confederation of tribes that was the government before.
Saul’s government showed the people what a strong centralized government would be like◦ The majority of people saw the
potential for defense and economic growth
◦ The former heads of the tribes felt left out
After the end of the civil war David eliminated the last independent Canaanite cities inside the land of Israel
Then defeats the Philistines and Ammon to secure the boarders and launches wars of conquest in modern Syria
The "ך then mentions David’s תנheroes and officers which can be viewed as the establishment of an administration and bureaucracy
Abshalom’s rebellion ◦ Abshalom played on the antagonism
between the heads of the tribes◦ He also played on the David’s loyalty
to the men of Judah and their separateness from the rest of Israel
Sheva ben Bichri’s rebellion◦ Was a prelude to the break up of the
kingdom which would happen under Rehaboam
◦ Israel against Judah The "ך repeats the list of heroes תנ
and officers an expansion of the bureaucracy