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The King David You Never Knew
History Lesson
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.
Joel Baden
Published
Oct. 27 2013
6:30AM EDT
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