Bethlehem-born David, a member of the Israelite tribe of Judah is, according to the Bible, the second of the Israelite kings (after Saul, of the tribe of Ephraim), reigning from about 1000 BCE to about 962 BCE.

He establishes what Bible Scholars will call the United Monarchy over the twelve tribes of Israel, with Jerusalem as its capital.

In Jewish tradition, this talented, violent, passionate, adulterous, murdering, but eminently pious ruler will become the ideal king, the founder of an enduring dynasty, around whose figure and reign will cluster messianic expectations of the Jews.

He is also held in high esteem in the Islamic tradition.

David is, according to the Bible, a redhead.