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In the annals of biblical kings, David stands out. A humble shepherd, he slew Goliath, wrote poetry, dethroned his predecessor, and reigned in Israel for 40 years. His heroics inspired artists throughout history from Michelangelo to Shakespeare to Leonard Cohen. But David\\u2019s achievements in helping unite the Jews did not come without costs\\u2014he had innocent people killed, looked away at violence among his children, bedded married women.

In David: The Divided Heart, out from Yale University Press\\u2019s Jewish Lives Series, Rabbi David Wolpe takes a look at this Jewish hero\\u2014warts and all. Wolpe joins Vox Tablet host Sara Ivry...

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