King David was told, “The LORD has blessed Obed-edom’s household and everything he has because of the Ark of God.” So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great celebration. After the men who were carrying...
Then King David was told, “The Lord has blessed Obed-edom’s household and everything he has because of the Ark of God.” So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great celebration. After the men who were...
They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart that carried the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark. David and all the people of Israel were celebrating...
[The Ark stayed at Kiriath-Jearim or] Baalah of Judah... They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart that carried the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the...
[After Saul died in battle against the Philistines, David became king and established the capital in Jerusalem] Then David again gathered all the elite troops in Israel, 30,000 in all. He led them to Baalah of Judah to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name...
[After Saul and his 3 sons, including Jonathan, were killed in battle against the Philistines] David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan, and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. It is known as the Song of the Bow, and it is recorded in The...
Some men from Ziph came to Saul, “David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah.” So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s elite troops to hunt him down in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul camped near Jeshimon, where David was hiding. Learned that Saul had come, David slipped over to...
[When heard that David was hiding in Judah], Saul shouted to his officers. “Why you have conspired against me? For not one of you told me when my own son made a solemn pact with the son of Jesse. You’re not even sorry for me. Think of it! My own son—encouraging him to...
Then David went to Mizpeh in Moab, where he asked the king, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.” So David’s parents stayed in Moab with the king during the entire time David was living in his...
[As a fugitive from Saul] David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. Then others began coming—men who were in distress or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of...
[David met Jonathan to see if the king really wanted him dead] Then David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat. He sat at his usual place against the wall, with Jonathan sitting opposite him and Abner beside him. But...
So David escaped and went to Ramah to see Samuel, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. Then Samuel took David with him to live at Naioth... David now fled from Naioth in Ramah and found Jonathan. 1 Samuel 19:18 ... 20:1a (NLT)The wisdom of Samuel enable...
One day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the LORD suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp, Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and...
[After King Saul promised to make peace,] Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and David served in the court as before. War broke out again after that, and David led his troops against the Philistines. He attacked them...
Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David, told him what his father was planning. “Tomorrow morning,” he warned him, “you must find a hiding place out in the fields. I’ll ask my...
David overcame being a target of envy... 1 Samuel 18:26-30 (NLT)26David was delighted to accept the offer. Before the time limit expired, 27he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king’s requirement... So Saul gave his daughter...
Saul went back on his promise... 1 Samuel 18:19-25 (NLT)19When the time came for Saul to give his daughter Merab in marriage to David, he gave her instead to Adriel. 20In the meantime, Saul’s daughter Michal had fallen in love with David, and Saul was delighted when...
David did not have to make the choice of staying or leaving. The choice was made for him... 1 Samuel 18:13-18 (NLT)13Finally, Saul sent David away and appointed him commander over 1,000 men, and he faithfully led his troops into battle. 14David continued to succeed in...