History Characters / BooksOfSamuel

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Amnon ''did'' have it coming, gotta say. Poor Tamar.

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: David had the men who killed Ishbal (Saul's heir apparent) executed.

** UriahGambit: Though Saul tried to pull it on him first with the Philistine Foreskins bit.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The people respect his choices and words, even when comes on strong. There is little opposition to him, although after Saul becomes king, he pushes the boundaries. Most of what Samuel calls him out on are examples of ignoring God's Word, and Saul wanting to ignore that for his own gain.

* RebelliousPrincess: Beautiful, witty and saves David's life from her own father when he wants to have David killed, risking her own in the process.

* TopWife: Was David's first wife - and although they were separated by years and David took other wives, he still liked her well enough to demand for her to be returned to him.

%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

* TheChosenOne

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

* HonestAdvisor

* WarriorPrince:

* TheStarscream: Sleeps with one of Saul's concubines, showing he had ambitions for the crown.

* HeelFaceDoorSlam

* ThePatriarch

* TwentyBearAsses: Although he only needed to bring back 100. Unless the other hundred were for Jonathon.

* DefiledForever

* TheDragon

* BashBrothers: With Joab.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How he dies.

* TheBrute

* TheAlcoholic
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeathOfTheHypotenuse
* {{Jerkass}}

* VillainousBSOD: And it killed him.

* Star-Crossed Lovers: She and David are pretty much the Bible's Romeo & Juliet. Her father tries to kill him multiple times, forcing David into exile, meaning that Michal was sperated from him for years. In the meantime she was forced to marry another man. Eventually, despite all attempts to keep them apart they are reaunited.

* WellExcuseMePrincess: When David as king had the ark of the covenant brought to Jerusalem, she was quite snarky towards him revealing a lack of appreciation for his faith.

->''Now Saul’s daughter Michal was in love with David, and it was reported to Saul,and this pleased him."''

* Star-Crossed Lovers: She and David are pretty much the Bible's Romeo & Juliet. Her father tries to kill him multiple times, forcing David into exile, meaning that Michal was sperated from him for years. In the meantime she was forced to marry another man. Eventually,despite all attempts to keep them apart they are reaunited.

* Star-Crossed Lovers: She and David are pretty much this book's Romeo and Juliet. Her father tries to kill him multiple times, forcing David into exile, meaning that Michal was sperated from him for years. In the meantime she was forced to marry another man. Eventually, she is able to get back to David.

* WellExcuseMePrincess!: When David as king had the ark of the covenant brought to Jerusalem, she was quite snarky towards him revealing a lack of appreciation for his faith.

* TopWife: Was David's first wife - and although they were separated by years and David took other wives, he still liked her well enough demand for her to be returned to him.

* Rebellious Princess: Beautiful, witty and saves David's life from her own father when he wants to have David killed, risking her own in the process.
* Lady and Knight: She is a princess who marries the most famous warrior of her day.
* Top Wife: Was David's first wife - and although they were separated by years and David took other wives, he still liked her well enough demand for her to be returned to him.
* Well, Excuse Me, Princess!: When David as king had the ark of the covenant brought to Jerusalem, she was quite snarky towards him revealing a lack of appreciation for his faith.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness

* HumbleHero

* SilkHidingSteel

* Top Wife: Was David's first wife - and although they were sperated by years and David took other wives, he still liked her well enough demand for her to be returned to him.

* [[Rebellious Princess ]]: Beautiful, witty and saves David's life from her own father when he wants to have David killed, risking her own in the process.

* Rebellious Princess: Beautiful, witty and saves David's life from her own father when he wants to have David killed, risking her own in the process.

[[folder:Abigail]]
->''When Abigail caught sight of David, she at once hastened and got down off the ass and fell upon her face before David and bowed to the earth. She then fell at his feet and said: “Upon me myself, O my lord, be the error; and, please, let your slave girl speak in your ears"''

[[folder:Nabal]]
->''"Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Servants have been leaving their masters more and more these days."''

* TheAlcoholic
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeathOfTheHypotenuse
* {{Jerkass}}
* MeaningfulName: "The Fool", overlapping with UnfortunateNames. According to Abigail, it fit him.
* SelfDisposingVillain: Abigail stops David from [[DisproportionateRetribution slaughtering him and his servants]] and later dies after a VillainousBSOD.
* TooDumbToLive: Yes, Nabal, insult the man who went out of his way to protect your flocks and shepherds and only wants a bite of food in return, ''and'' who's got armed men accompanying him. [[SarcasmMode That'll win you his respect.]]
* UngratefulBastard: Considered this as David and his men protected him and his goods and yet refused to pay David back with the goodness of sharing his bounty.
* VillainousBSOD: And it killed him.
* VillainyFreeVillain: The only "villainous" thing Nabal did was refusing to pay into David's protection racket when his henchmen suggestively informed him that nothing had been stolen from him and no one hurt (implicitly, ''[[ShameIfSomethingHappened so far]]'') while they were in the neighborhood. For this, he was killed, and David's marauders would also have murdered his entire family if not for [[PleaseSpareHimMyLiege Abigail pleading for them]].
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[[folder:Absalom]]
->''"If I had only been a judge, then this land would have justice"''.
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* AnAesop: David is an example of a man of God on what ''not'' to do. After committing adultery and having Uriah killed, then taking Bathsheba as his wife, God actually cuts him off until he repents. David is still devoted to God, but when God let his first born die after fasting, David stops fasting and continues with his life. It's not until the end of his life that he realizes he lost God's favor, and David is forgiven.

* AnAesop: David is an example of a man of God on what ''not'' to do. After committing adultery and having Uriah killed, then take Bathsheba as his wife, God actually cuts him off until he repents. David is still devoted to God, but when God let his first born die after fasting, David stops fasting and continued with his life. It's not until the end of his life that he realizes he lost God's favor, but while He does forgive him, David will not join God in Heaven.