1Once again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the Lord told him. 2So the king said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the tribes...
Once again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the LORD told him. So the king said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the tribes of...
Once again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the LORD told him. So the king said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the tribes of...
[Absolom, a handsome man without any blemish, with astonishingly thick hair (2 Sam 14:25–26), murdered his half-brother Amnon then rebelled and attempted to usurp David. After forcing David and his loyal followers to flee, Absalom gathered a large army from throughout...
[After Absalom murdered Amnon and subsequently won the favor of the Israelites through his cunning and charm, he declared himself king in Hebron, effectively initiating a rebellion against his father, King David.] A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David,...
[The first son of David,] Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him, “Please let my half-sister Tamar come and cook my favorite dish. Then I can eat it from her own hands.” So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon’s...
[After David got up from his grief for the child, he worshipped God,] Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. The LORD loved the child and sent word through Nathan the...
[After Nathan confronting David,] Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan replied, “Yes, but the LORD has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin. Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD by...
[After confronting David,] Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! The LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul. I gave you your master’s house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if...
[Bathsheba mourned for the death of Uriah,] when the period of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to the palace, and she became one of his wives. Then she gave birth to a son. But the LORD was displeased with what David had done. So the LORD sent...
[Trying to normalize Bathsheba's pregnancy,] David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David. When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing. Then he told Uriah, “Go on home...
[Noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath King David] sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba [1], the daughter of Eliam [2] and the wife of Uriah the Hittite [3].” Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the...
In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. Late one afternoon, after his...
[Almost 20 years have passed since Mephibosheth was invited to David's table. The Gibonites demanded justice for the breach of Joshua's covenant not to anihilate them], “It was Saul who planned to destroy us, to keep us from having any place at all in the territory of...
[David sent for Mephibosheth and brought him to his home]. He was Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.” Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.” “Don’t be...
[As a response to God's Covenant Love] One day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul’s family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul’s servants. “Are you Ziba?” the king asked. “Yes sir, I...
[After prophet Nathan revealed God's Covenant Love to David] The king went in and sat before the LORD and prayed, “Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? And now, Sovereign LORD, in addition to everything else, you speak...
When King David was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies, the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!” Nathan replied...