| ABIGAIL | A wife of David in the Bible, an old name for a lady's maid |
| HOSANNA | Hebrew word in the Bible, an exclamation of praise (7) |
| HOLOFERNES | In the Bible, an Assyrian general who was killed by Judith (10) |
| BATHSHEBA | Wife of David in the Old Testament (9) |
| NIRVANA | The Six Counties Bible, an absolute beginning and end to life as the Dalai Lama knows it (7) |
| TAMAR | Daughter of David, in the Bible |
| BOAZ | Great-grandfather of David, in the Bible |
| ABSALOM | Rebellious third son of David in the Bible |
| JONATHAN | Son of Saul and friend of David in the Old Testament (8) |
| DRESSER | Word, from "arrange, prepare", for a medieval table for meat/food prep first, later a kitchen sideboard; a lady's maid; a wardrobe assistant; a window trimmer; or, in America, a vanity (7) |
| PSALMS | Hymns accompanied by harps; or, sacred songs of David in the Old Testament, sung antiphonally (6) |
| SOLOMON | Son of David in the Hebrew Bible (7) |
| JESSE | Father of David in the Hebrew Bible (5) |
| GOLIATH | What was the name of the Philistine giant slain by David in the Old Testament? (7) |
| ELIAB | The eldest son of Jesse, and thus the older brother of King David, in the Old Testament |
| DEADSEA | Refuge for David, in the Bible |
| SLING | Weapon for David in the Bible |
| SPENLOW | Dora, child-wife of David Copperfield in the Charles Dickens novel of that name (7) |
| DONATELLO | Sculptor of the bronze David in the Bargello Museum in Florence |
| CONFECTION | A sugary cake, fancy, sweetmeat etc; an old-fashioned word for a lady's elaborate garment; or, a light frothy/frivolous entertainment (10) |
