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 …
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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 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 …
