Jerusalem, City of David

The amply fortified city of Jerusalem would not have fallen to any man, but only to a war leader of exceptional skill. And such was David, but he was also much more: poet, musician, shepherd, and a lover of many women. A man of contradictions, David was a terror to the Philistines in battle, yet in his Psalms he yearns for peace. He built a magnificent palace for future kings, but not the Holy Temple of his dreams. David’s notorious adultery with Bathsheba tainted his name, yet he is still regarded as Israel’s ideal king. His conquest of Jerusalem marked its transformation into the City of David, which would someday become known throughout the world as the Holy City.

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