The second king of Israel, son of Jesse, and father of Solomon. King David wrote many psalms which are collected in the Bible. Islam maintains that Allah gave David the Psalms, which are believed to have been lost. Muslims, however, are unable to say what constitutes the Zabur, although some Muslims consider the Psalms in the Bible as the Zabur.

• and Bath Sheba Sad 38:23

• and Goliath, al-Baqarah 2:251

• and Solomon, al-Anbiya' 21:78

• and the litigants, Sad 38:18

• given the Psalms, an-Nisa' 4:163; bani Isra'il 17:55

• make coats of mail, Saba' 34:10

• most beloved prayer and fast are those of David,

  Narrated Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
  Allah's Apostle told me, "The most beloved prayer to Allah is that of David and the most beloved fasts to Allah are those of David. He used to sleep for half of the night and then pray for one third of the night and again sleep for its sixth part and used to fast on alternate days." (Sahih Bukhari 2.231)

• David's prayer for forgiveness of his sins, In the Zabur, David cries out to God for forgiveness for his sin of adultery :

  [Of David]
  To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
  in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
  No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.
  Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;
  guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
  Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
  Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD.
  Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
  He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant.
  For the sake of your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
  Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
  He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
  The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
  My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
  Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
  The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish.
  Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
  See how my enemies have increased and how fiercely they hate me!
  Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
  May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.
  Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles!
  (Psalms 25)

• receives inspiration, an-Nisa' 4:163; al-Ma'idah 5:78

• sin of David, Sad 38:25

• slays Goliath, al-Baqarah 2:251

• an-Nisa' 4:163; al-Ma'idah 5:78; al-An`am 6:84; bani Isra'il 17:55; al-Anbiya' 21:78-79; an-Naml 27:15-16; Saba' 34:10,13; Sad 38:17,21-26,30

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