Arafed view of a city with a dome on top of it

Rei Davi (Bethlehem, c. 1 040 a.C. –Jerusalem, c. 970 a.C.), foi o segundo rei do Reino Unificado de Israel, having its first capital in Jerusalem. He was the son of Jesse, o efrateu, of the clan of Perez and the descent of Judah, and was born in Bethlehem about 1,040 to.C.. He was chosen by God to rule the nation of Israel after Saul's corruption, o qual fora escolhido pelo povo,[6] suffering persecution from him until he became king over the tribe of Judah on the death of the monarch, e, after the murder of Ish-bosheth, filho mais novo e sucessor de Saul, proclamou-se rei sobre todo Israel.