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Handsome son of David who had his half-brother Amnon killed for raping his sister Tamar. He later turned against David, attempting to take his place as king. He was killed after being caught in the branches of a tree as he rode on his mule.

Woman with whom king David committed adultery and later married

Modern scholars who reject the full authority of Scripture

Israel's second king

This is the name used by modernist critical scholar Martin Noth to refer to the scribe or group of scribes that, according to his theory, supposedly composed Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings during the Babylonian exile to show that the exile of Israel and Judah was a judgment they deserved. 

The priest who prayed for Elkanah’s barren wife 

Husband of Hannah

Huge warrior of the Philistines killed by David

Elkanah’s wife who was barren, but later gave birth to Samuel

City where David gained the support of all Israel and was anointed as king