Eli recently completed his MA at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, focusing on the Bible .Nowadays, he teaches Bible, Jewish Philosophy and Mathematics in ”The Beit Hinuch high school” in Jerusa
March 21st, 2010 02:01 AM ET
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How David the king died?

When David was 70 years old, the angel of death came to him, after the commandment of The Lord to do it, in order to take his soul the angel of death found David sitting in his house, singing to God, cause it was the day of Sabbath; this was the day that David sanctified all of his life. The angel of death couldn't reach David because the singing to The Lord protects the singer from death.

The angel of death made noise in the garden of David, so he would stop to sing. David thought: what is that noise? He continued to sing in his heart, climbed the stairs of the garden, that suddenly has been ruined and this break noise caused him to stop singing , he fell to the flowers in the flowerbed of the garden, looking at the skies!

The king has died, but his spirit shall lest forever with us, every time when someone is singing he is carrying the voice of David with him, so the singing is eternal.

Until today there is a song that all the people in Israel are singing in every celebration: "DAVID MELECH ISRAEL CHAI CHAI VEKAYAM"
(David the king of Israel lives and exists!!!)

Main phrases of the post + transcription + translation:
Hebrew  Transcription Translation
חֲגִיגָה     hăgîgāh        Celebration
שִׂמְחָה    śimhāh          Happiness
נִצְחִי       nitshî            Eternal
עֲרוּגָה     'ărûgāh         Flowerbed
מַדְרֵגָה    madrēgāh

Stair
זַמָּר       zammār         Singer

Eli@eteachergroup.com

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