Literary notes about david (AI summary)
The name "David" is used in literature as a multifaceted symbol that evokes both historical and spiritual significance. In biblical texts, for instance, David appears as a complex, divinely favored yet human figure—often depicted as a warrior, a repentant sinner, and a wise leader whose actions steer the fate of his people ([1], [2], [3]). At the same time, secular works employ the name to denote authenticity, loyalty, and inner conflict; characters named David in novels by Stevenson, Dickens, and Alcott embody ordinary struggles and personal introspection, adding a layer of resonance and familiarity to their narratives ([4], [5], [6], [7]). Moreover, historical and cultural treatises occasionally invoke David to remind readers of a broader legacy of leadership and faith, thus bridging sacred history with the human experience in both religious and non-religious contexts ([8], [9], [10]).
- And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die. 12:14.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - After which David's heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul's robe.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - “It would be yet better shut,” says I. “Not so, David,” says he.
— from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson - David, I wish to God I had had a judicious father these last twenty years!’
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - But in a moment she saw it was no supernatural sound, only the south wind whispering in David's flute that hung beside the window.
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott - "Oh, David, how?" whispered Christie after a moment's silence, for the last words were solemn in their earnestness.
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott - [On the struggle against Timur of Toumen, veteran chief of the Nikoudrians (1383-84), see Major David Price's Mahommedan History , London, 1821, vol.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - King David of Scotland...
— from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain