King David His Vitality, His Anointing and His Glory

This work attempts to contribute to the debate on the history of King David, his rise to the throne, and his exploits. At the same time, it attempts to highlight how his historical figure gradually acquired grandiose and vital characteristics. It seeks to point out that David’s covenant with Yahweh both foreshadowed and continued and strengthened Israel’s covenant with the Deity. The confirmation of this covenant was further concretized by the persistence of a national memory that extolled those moments as those of its greatest glory and dignity, while projecting them into the future in messianic terms.

Keywords: King David, monarchy, Saul, vitality.