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David (KING OF ISRAEL nished)

KING OF ISRAEL nished his glory by taking Bathsheba from Uriah, her husband, and putting him to death. A rebellion was excited against him by his son Absalom, which was quelled, and Absalom slain. At the close of his life, he abdicated in favor of his son Solomon. He died 1015 в. c. A considerable portion of the Book of Psalms was composed by him.

DAVID I. (often called St. David), King of Scotland; born in 1084; succeeded his brother, Alexander the Fierce, in 1124. He married Maud, grandniece of William the Conqueror; and was earl of Northumberland and Huntingdon when called to the Scottish throne. On the death of Henry I., King of England, he maintained the claim of his daughter Maud against King Stephen and seized Carlisle, but was defeated at the battle of Northallerton in 1138. He died in DAVID II., King of Scotland, son of Robert Bruce; born in 1324; succeeded to the throne in 1329. On the death of his father he was acknowledged by the DAVID great part of the nation. Edward Baliol, however, the son of John Baliol, formed a party for the purpose of supporting his his pretensions to the crown; he was backed by Edward III. of England.

Battles were frequent, and at first Baliol was successful; but eventually David succeeded in driving him from Scotland.

The war was carried on with England with increasing rancor, till David was made prisoner at the battle of Neville's Cross (1346). After 11 years of captivity he was ransomed for 100,000 marks. He died in 1370.