1After some time, David’s son, Amnon, began to love Tamar. She was the beautiful sister of David’s son, Absalom. 2Amnon became ill because he wanted…
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2 Samuel 12 and Matthew 5:44
Nathan pronounces God’s judgment 1So the LORD sent Nathan to David. When Nathan arrived he said, “There were two men in the same city, one…
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2 Samuel 11 David and Bathsheba 1In the spring, when kings go off to war, David sent Joab, along with his servants and all the…
Continue Reading....2 Samuel 10 and Psalms 119:114
2 Samuel 10 1-2a Sometime after this, the king of the Ammonites died and Hanun, his son, succeeded him as king. David said, “I’d like…
Continue Reading....2nd Samuel 9 and 1 Corinthians 10:31
2nd Samuel 9 David Is Kind to Saul’s Family 1David asked, “Is there anyone still left in Saul’s family? I want to show kindness to…
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David’s Victories 1 For ver. 1-18, see 1 Chr. 18:1-17; Ps. 60 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took [1…
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2nd Samuel 7 The Lord’s Covenant with David 1 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from…
Continue Reading....2nd Samuel 6 and Psalms 145:18
2nd Samuel 6 God’s chest is brought to Jerusalem 1Once again David assembled the select warriors of Israel, thirty thousand strong. 2David and all the…
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2nd Samuel 5 David, King of Israel 1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh…
Continue Reading....2nd Samuel 4 and Psalms 23:4
2nd Samuel 4 The Assassination of Ish-bosheth 1When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he gave up, and all Israel was…
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