Bathsheba’s place in court
David and other leaders give gold and other valuables for the Temple, then David names Solomon as king (again); Adonijah’s attempt …
Tag Archives: Absalom
Ahithophel sees no escape
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 …
The four-year plot
Absalom tries to seize the throne and fulfils Nathan’s prophecy: 2 Samuel 15–17:14 Absalom was David’s third son, after Amnon and Daniel. …
David was not an enforcer
David gives his last words and then dies; a collection of David’s psalms: 1 Kings 2:1–9; 2 Samuel 23:1–7; 1 Kings 2:10–12; …
Intrigue at court: Joab supports the wrong son
David and other leaders give gold and other valuables for the Temple, then David names Solomon as king (again); Adonijah’s attempt …
A sacrifice has to cost something to be a sacrifice
David sins by taking a census, chooses a consequence that is stayed at Jerusalem, then buys a threshing floor to build …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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