What was the lifespan of King David?

Answer 1

David, son of Jesse, King of Israel

Start reading at I Samuel 16 through I Kings 2 & I Chr 11-29

BC 1040 - 970

BC Age Event Reference

1040 Born Ruth 4:22 I Chr 2:17

- Killed a bear and a lion all references in I Samuel

1025 15 Anointed by Samuel 16:8,13

- Musician at Palace for Saul 16:18-23

- Sent to battlefield by father 17:17-18

1025 15 Encounter with Goliath 17:49

- Friend of Jonathan 18:1-4

- Honored by Saul as a hero 18:5

- Saul tries to kill him 18:8,12

- Loved by Michal 18:20-28

- Kills Philistines- Marries Michal 18:27

- Plotted against by Saul 19:1

- Kills more of the Philistines 19:8

- Helped in escape by Michal 19:12-13

- Flees to Naioth 19:18

- Confides in Jonathan 20:1-23

- Flees to Nob 21:1-5

- Eats the showbread 21:6

- Gets sword of Goliath 21:9

- Flees to Gath & feigns crazy 21:10-15

- Lives in a cave 22:1

- Commands the Rag-Tag Army 22:2

- Flees to Moab 22:3

- On to Hereth, land of Judah 22:5

- Saves Keilah 23:1-5

- Chased by Saul 23:6-13

- Lives in caves, defends Israel 23:14

- Covenant with Jonathan renewed 23:17-18

- Spares Saul's life 24:4

- Promise to Saul 24:21-22

- Samuel Dies, David goes to Peran 25:1

- Meets (evil) Nabal 25:2-

- Abigail's help against Nabal 25:14-23

- Marries Abigail, Nabal's widow 25:40-42

- Marries Ahinoam, of Jezreel 25:43

- Loses Michal (1st wife) to Palti 25:44

- Saul chases David, again 26:1-4

- Spares Saul's life, again 26:5-12

- Saul seeks peace, again 26:21-25

- 28-? Lives in Ziklag, 1 yr 4 mths 27:7

- Causes problems for Philistines 27:

- Keeps fighting for Israel 29:

- Amalekites take (wives) captives 30:1-6

- Seeks God's advise about problem 30:8

- Recovers wives 30:9-20

- Shares the bounty 30:21

all references in II Samuel

- Hear's of Saul's Death 1:4

- Kills messenger 1:15

- Laments over Saul & Jonathan 1:17-27

David, son of Jesse, King of Israel

BC Age Event Ref

1010 -30 Appointed King of Judah 2:4

- War between Judah/Israel 3:1

- Sons and Daughters born 3:2-3 (including Absalom)

- A league with Abner 3:13

- Gets (wife) Michal back 3:14-15

- Abner dies 3:31

- Avenges murder of Ish-bosheth 4:9

1003 -37 King over all Isreal 5:3 I Chr 11

- Takes Zion 5:7

- Adds wives & children 5:13

- War against Philistines 5:17-25

- Brings Ark to Zion (3 months) 6:1-11 I Chr 13:1-14

- Moves Ark to Jerusalem 6:12-17

- Despised by Michal (childless) 6:20-23

- Builds a Place I Chr 15:1

- Desires to build a house for God 7:2 I Chr 17:1-3

- Forbidden by Nathan I Chr 17:4

- God's promise to David 7:11

- Other Victory's 10:

- 38 ? Over next 2 years

- David meets Bathsheba 11:

- David Murders Uriah 11:

- Son born to David & Bathsheba 11:27

- Nathan confronts David 12:

- Son dies 12:

1000 -40 ? A son born, Solomon 12:24-25

- Another war victory 12:29

990 -50 ? About 11 years pass Absalom about 20 years old

- Ammon rapes Tamar 13:1-22

- 2 yrs pass Absalom slays Ammon 13:23-36

- 3 yrs pass Absalom in Geshur 13:38

- 2 yrs pass Absalom returns Jerusalem 14:28 (doesn't see David)

..-4 yrs pass Absalom plots against David 15:7

979 -61 ? Loses kingdom to Absalom 15:

- Mephiboshet's sevant Ziba Lies 16:1-4

- Ahithophel plots against David 16

- Cursed by Shimei 16:5

- Ahithophel commits suicide 17:23

- Absalom chases David 17:24-26

- Barzillai loyal to David 17:27-28

- Absalom's Death 18:1-18

- Back to Jerusalem 19:15

- Shimei Pardoned 19:16

- Mephibosheth sets record straight 19:29-30

- Sheba's conspiracy 20:1-3

- Sheba's put down 20:14-22

976 -64 ? 3 yrs famine in the land 21:1

- The Gibeonites 21:1-14

- Mephibosheth 21:7-8

- War with Philistines 21:15-22

- Mighty men who served with David 23:8

- Tempted by Devil to count people 24 I Chr 21:1

975 -65 ? 9 mths 20 days 24:8

David, son of Jesse, King of Israel

BC Age Event Ref

- Builds Altar 24:13-25

- Prepares for Temple I Chr 22:1-5

- Appoints Solomon his Successor I Kings 1

- Gives charge to Solomon I Kings 2

- Makes Solomon King of Israel I Chr 23:1

- His last words 23:

970 - 70 His death I Kings 2 I Chr 29:26

Summary: David lived for 70 years

30 years old when he became King of Judah

7 yrs 6 mths ruled Judah

33 yrs ruled all Israel from Jerusalem

40 plus years ruling I Kings 2:11-2

70 years old when he dies

Answer 2

King David was king of Judah, he succeeded Saul as king. He made the kingdom a mighty empire. and his son King Solomon was equally popular and famous.

Answer 3

70 years