A Brotherly Battle for Kingship Scripture: 1 Kings 1:1-53; 2:10-25 (NIV) 1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to...
David's Last Words and His Mighty Men Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:1-23 (NIV) 1 These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High,the man anointed by the God...
David Mourns Deeply for Absalom's Death Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:19-19:8 (NIV) 19 Now Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Let me run and take the news to the king that the Lord has vindicated him by delivering him from the hand of his...
Absalom is Killed in Battle Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:1-18 (NIV) 1 David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David sent out his troops, a third under the command of...
Absalom Conspires Against His Father David Scripture: 2 Samuel 15 (NIV) 1 In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him. 2 He would get up early and stand by the side of the...
Absalom Avenges His Sister's Rape Scripture: 2 Samuel 13 (NIV) 1 In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. 2 Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made...
Nathan Rebukes David Scripture: 2 Samuel 12 (NIV) 1 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and...
David & Bathsheba Scripture: 2 Samuel 11 (NIV) 1 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David...
David's Son will Build the Temple Scripture: 2 Samuel 7 (NIV) 1 After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of...
David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem Scripture: 2 Samuel 6 (NIV) 1 David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand. 2 He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is...