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The first account we have the contents of this chapter are found 1 Samuel 10. We read here that David desired to express genuine sorrow for the death of Nahash; however his son’s (Nahash’s) counselors objected to it and concocted a lie that led to thousands of lives being killed. Too often we fail to…

The record we read in this chapter parallels 2 Samuel 8, as well as giving information we gleaned in earlier chapters of 1 Chronicles. Many of the victories that were ascribed to David’s account were actually fought by some of his sons and other “mighty men”. Rather than keep the horses, the king had them…

What we have before us is found in 2 Samuel 7; yet there are still insights to gain from this review as we permit the Holy Spirit to reveal them to us. David had a heart after the Lord and as a result, he desired to build the Lord a house that excelled any structure…

Upon arriving in Jerusalem with the ark; offerings were presented to the Lord, where upon David “blessed the people in the name of the Lord.” The blessing wasn’t just limited to words; but material blessing of a loaf of bread or cake, a piece of meat or one sixth of an oxen and cake of…

We don’t have the review of David’s hearing that Obed-Edom’s house was prospering; however we do have a bit more insight to the king’s discovery that on the earlier attempt to relocate the ark back to Jerusalem, it wasn’t done properly. You recall the ark was placed on a “new cart” and not on the…

There is a repetition of the chronology of events of David’s early reign; specifically of “Hiram king of Tyre” had sent laborers to assist in building David a house. David’s initial two battles with the Philistines who “went up to search” for him upon hearing of his anointing that has an interesting the phrase referring…

After having secured his reign, David desired to do something that would solidify the unity and goodwill of the nation that was pervasive as a result of his coming to reign over “all Israel”. He chose to bring the ark to Jerusalem; which hadn’t been used much at all during the reign of Saul. Recall…

A continuation of various tribes coming to Hebron to be enjoined with David during the time Saul was still chasing him, at Ziklag where Achish gave to David as refuge from Saul. The overwhelming majority of people were desiring to follow and connect with David as king; which the numbers given of those who “mighty…

The biography of David continues with the balance of Israel coming to Hebron and requesting him to become king of the entire nation. A covenant was entered into, followed by anointing David as king; fulfilling the word of the Lord by Samuel. David went to Jerusalem, which was still ruled by the Jebusites that refused…

We revert back to the defeat and death of Saul, along with three of his sons and undoubtedly his primary leaders; which the initial record may be read in 1 Samuel 31. Also we see the reason for Saul’s demise was based on his “unfaithfulness” against the Lord. Two primary reasons are listed one, “because…