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Describe David’s accomplishments as stated in the Hebrew Bible.
He was a brave and successful warrior against the Philistines. As king of Israel, he united the Israeli tribes and established a capital city for Israel at Jerusalem. He was a talented musician and poet and is believed to have written many of the sacred songs in the Hebrew Bible’s book of Psalms. The Israelites enjoyed prosperity under his rule. Farmers successfully cultivated their land by terracing fields on the hillsides and thereby increased crop production. The Israelites honored him as their greatest king.