David’s team approach
David pleads for help from God; Absalom’s rebellion fails and David returns to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 17:15–29; Psalm 2–3; Psalm 63; 2 …
Category Archives: 2 Samuel
David reaps what he sowed
Absalom tries to seize the throne and fulfils Nathan’s prophecy: 2 Samuel 15–17:14 Even though it was at least 11 years after David …
Joab: David’s right-hand man
Joab sets David up to capture Rabbah, David’s family starts to fall apart with Amnon’s treatment of Tamar and Absalom’s …
Killing a man for his wife
The siege of Rabbah starts, but David stays behind and commits adultery with Bathsheba, is caught out, repents, then mourns …
David’s thanks
Songs of thanks from David: 2 Samuel 22; Psalm 18 We don’t know exactly when David first wrote and sang this …
The historian marks his place in history
A list of David’s key staff and Levite priests; David looks after Mephibosheth (Jonathan’s son), then defeats the Ammonites and …
Victories and a plea for help
David wants to build God a house, but God says He has never asked for one and he’ll establish David’s …
This time he read the manual
The Levites purify themselves then David moves the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem with an open show of worship, …
Taunts: you couldn’t even beat the blind and lame!
David becomes king, defeats the Philistines twice, takes Jerusalem, and tries to bring the Ark to Jerusalem: 2 Samuel 5–6; …
Intrigue, betrayal and a wife
Ishbosheth is murdered after losing the support of his general (Abner) and the rest of Israel; Abner murdered by David’s men after his defection; …
The futility of war
Civil war: David and his mighty men battle Saul’s son (and his troops) for the throne and win: 2 Samuel …
How did Saul die?
David destroys Amalekite raiders, increases his army, and hears of the battle loss and of Saul’s death; the man who …
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