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King of IsraelPoliticsc. 1040–970 BCE

King David

According to the Bible, David united the tribes of Israel, conquered Jerusalem and made it his capital, defeated the Philistines, brought the Ark to the city and built a centralized kingdom, and tradition attributes the Psalms to him and the line of the Messiah.

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Closest Spectrum
Third position
Closest Ideology
Brazilian Integralism
Similar Figure
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Catalog image for King David
c. 1040–970 BCE
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Description
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Political coordinates
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How to interpret catalog profiles

Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal32.8%
    Unitary67.2%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy29.3%
    Autocracy70.7%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security65%
    Liberty35%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation62.2%
    Multicultural37.8%
  • Conflict resolution

    Very strong · Military force
    Military force91%
    Negotiation9%
  • Foreign involvement

    Very strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention12.6%
    Interventionist87.4%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public43.5%
    Private56.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction56.4%
    Markets43.6%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism68.1%
    Free trade31.9%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Religious
    Secular5.7%
    Religious94.3%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive19.6%
    Traditionalist80.4%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Ecologist
    Acceleration20.5%
    Ecologist79.5%

What distinguishes King David

Largest median distance

Conflict resolution

This position is 44.8 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 46% Military forceKing David 91% Military force

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 2.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 36% FederalKing David 33% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.