In Michael Segal’s fascinating comparison of King David and President Donald Trump, he notes that “Shimon Peres triggered a no-confidence vote in Israel’s Knesset by criticizing David’s ...

In the Bible, he’s the wise king who authored the greatest poetic wisdom of all time and was a portrait of repentance. But the real King David was a lot nastier—and more fascinating.

Samuel Adams, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, unpacks Ben Carson’s comparison of former President Donald Trump to King David.

“Then all the elders of Israel came to the King in Hebron, and at Hebron King David made a covenant with them in the presence of the LORD; and they anointed him king over Israel. David was ...

The Haftorah of Parashat VaYechi compares the final moments of the lives of Yaakov and King David. These final moments are linked by the same phrase, word for word: vayikr’vu yeme Yisrael/David ...

Sadly, many people only pay attention to David’s error, and gloss over the primary objective of the story, his repentance and God’s forgiveness. Who were these rabbis who erred and repented?

Even in his lowest moments (the affair with Bathsheba, in most people’s eyes), David is an exemplar of human repentance and divine forgiveness. David is the undisputed hero of the Hebrew Bible.

King David encapsulates the whole of the Old Testament spiritual tradition within his person and his service to God.

Comparing Trump to imperfect servants of God like King David misses a crucial point: Trump never admits his wrongdoing and apologizes.

Samuel Adams, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, unpacks Ben Carson’s comparison of former President Donald Trump to King David.