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The neighborhood women named him Obed, but they called him “Naomi's Boy.” When Obed grew up he had a son named Jesse, who later became the father of King David.
Here is a list of the ancestors of David: Jesse, Obed, Boaz, Salmon, Nahshon, Amminadab, Ram, Hezron, and Perez. Lord
Do you have any other sons?” “Yes,” Jesse answered. “My youngest son David is out taking care of the sheep.” “Send for him!” Samuel said. “We won't start the ceremony until he gets here.”
Jesse sent for David. He was a healthy, good-looking boy with a sparkle in his eyes. As soon as David came, the Lord told Samuel, “He's the one! Get up and pour the olive oil on his head.”
Samuel poured the oil on David's head while his brothers watched. At that moment, the Spirit of the Lord took control of David and stayed with him from then on. Samuel returned home to Ramah.
Saul sent a message to Jesse: “Tell your son David to leave your sheep and come here to me.”
Jesse loaded a donkey with bread and a goatskin full of wine, then he told David to take the donkey and a young goat to Saul.
David went to Saul and started working for him. Saul liked him so much that he put David in charge of carrying his weapons.
Not long after this, Saul sent another message to Jesse: “I really like David. Please let him stay with me.”
Whenever the evil spirit from God bothered Saul, David would play his harp. Saul would relax and feel better, and the evil spirit would go away.
the oldest was Eliab, the next was Abinadab, and Shammah was the third. The three of them had gone off to fight in Saul's army. David was Jesse's youngest son.
One day, Jesse told David, “Hurry and take this sack of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread to your brothers at the army camp.
David obeyed his father. He got up early the next morning and left someone else in charge of the sheep; then he loaded the supplies and started off. He reached the army camp just as the soldiers were taking their places and shouting the battle cry.
David left his things with the man in charge of supplies and ran up to the battle line to ask his brothers if they were well.
While David was talking with them, Goliath came out from the line of Philistines and started boasting as usual. David heard him.
David asked some soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!”
The soldiers told David what the king would give the man who killed Goliath.
“Now what have I done?” David answered. “Can't I even ask a question?”
Some soldiers overheard David talking, so they told Saul what David had said. Saul sent for David, and David came.
But David told him:
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By Allah's will, they routed them; and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him power and wisdom and taught him whatever (else) He willed. And did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief: but Allah is full of bounty to all the worlds.
We have sent you inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: We sent inspiration to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.
Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in Excesses.
We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) We guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus We reward those who do good:
And it is your Lord that knows best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We bestowed on some Prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms.
And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgment in the matter of the field into which the sheep of certain people had strayed by night: We witnessed their judgment.
To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of the matter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, with David: it was We Who did (all this things).
We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon: and they both said: ''Praise be to Allah, Who has favored us above many of His servants who believe!''
We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from Ourselves: ''O you Mountains! you sing back the Praises of Allah with him! and you birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him; -
They worked for him as he desired, (making) Arches, Images, Basons as large as Reservoirs, and (cooking) Cauldrons fixed (in their places): ''You work, sons of David, with thanks! But few of My servants are grateful!''
Have patience at what they say, and remember Our Servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah).
When they entered the presence of David, and he was terrified of them, they said: ''Fear not: we are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other: decide now between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, but guide us to the even Path.
(David) said: ''He has undoubtedly wronged you in demanding your (single) ewe to be added to his (flock of) ewes: truly many are the partners (in business) who wrong each other: not so do those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and how few are they?''...And David gathered that We had tried him: he asked forgiveness of his Lord, fell down, bowing (in prostration), and turned (to Allah in repentance).
O David! We did indeed make you a vicegerent on earth: so you judge between men in truth (and justice): nor do you follow the lusts (of your heart), for they will mislead you from the Path of Allah: for those who wander astray from the Path of Allah, is a Penalty grievous, for that they forget the Day of Account.
To David We gave Solomon (for a son), - how excellent in Our service! ever did he turn (to Us)!
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