# David — Discourses on Livy character guide

> David in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Biblical king of Israel, cited as an example of a ruler who rose from humble origins.

## In the story

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xix)

Valiant king of Israel who subdued all his neighbours and left a tranquil state to his son Solomon.

### [Chapter XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxvi)

Referenced for his biblical example of exalting the humble and depressing the great when he became king.

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