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The final hours of David’s life are encapsulated in the early portion of this chapter; in which we read of the king’s final words to Solomon concerning a number of characters, as well as an admonition to the young monarch as how to live and reign. Death, for the Christian has no sting; yet each…

This closing chapter of 2 Samuel begins with significant question as to who “He” that moved David to take a census of Israel and Judah was.  1 Chron. lets us know that it was Satan and not God.  What purpose did this census serve?  It would appear that David had another motive in addition to…

The final recorded poetic words of David speaking of the coming Messiah are the substance of the first portion of this chapter.  We see Jesus as the “Rock of Israel”; who is just and rules by justice.  Justice is His character, He is the “light of the morning” or as we’ve sung in the past;…

There are a number of issues concerning the record of this chapter on multiple levels, which we’ll attempt to respond to. As a foundation, remember that every word of God is inspired and serves as a guide, lamp and light for our lives.  God’s Word is Truth!  This refers to Jesus the Living Word, as…

With David returning back to Jerusalem, Sheba, a relative of Saul, gathered the ten tribes apart from Judah to separate themselves from David and follow him.  He must have had great influence to accomplish this feat.  The realized that what Sheba had in mind would have more severe consequences for Israel and himself, that what…

Parental love is a powerful force, which I believe God has placed in our DNA; as it is definitely one of the Lord’s characteristics for His sons and daughters.  Few of us will find ourselves in a similar scenario as David was on this stage of intended overthrow of his reign by Absalom.  When leaders…

During the exodus from Jerusalem, David had men come to his aid to war against Absalom, although they weren’t with him before and during the crossing of Jordan.  The number of men “who were with him” is unknown.  There are those who say it was four thousand; while others it was ten thousand, based on…

Continuing to be the sage with advice for Absalom, Ahithophel counsels his friend to take twelve thousand troops to pursue David; which had the counsel been heeded, would have destroyed the small band that surrounded the king and we would not have had the reign of Solomon’s forty year reign of relative peace and prosperity…

When pressure builds and seems to increase, there is often a lapse of judgment and wisdom.  So we observe with David in his meeting of Ziba and Shimei.  Ziba, as we read, misrepresented Mephibosheth and manipulated David with his contrived allegation against Jonathan’s son; which David swallowed.  Was it the donkeys, cakes of bread, clusters…

With little doubt, this is one of the saddest commentaries on the life of David.  This man had been anointed as a “man after God’s own heart”; yet failed morally and paid the price to the last prophetic declaration by Nathan the prophet.  A leader of men and a nation, a worshipper, a prophet, poet,…