Introduction

As many who have followed me for a bit, I have fallen into the Psalms, and I can’t get up! (As if I would want to.) The Psalms are a majestic collection of poetry, of heart felt human experiences that constantly challenge me in my own frail attempt to follow the true King. As many of the Psalms were written by David, my Psalms for Psome study has spurred me on to looking at the life of David, and to following the victories and tragedies of the shepherd King of Israel.

Many times in the narrative, we will see the Lord Jesus, imperfectly, yet a reflection of His spirit may be found in David, a man exposed for us to wonder at, to identify with and to gain warnings from.

In my initial research, I discovered an introductory snippet, that encapsulates David’s life as a central character in the Old Testament narrative.

Of all the lives in Scripture, David’s is the only one that is exhaustively examined from the time of his childhood to his death. It is an open book like no other. Even his state of mind is revealed in the Psalms, like a diary open to our review. How would our own lives look if subjected to this type of scrutiny? I am humbled to consider that the day is coming when all the hidden things of my life will be revealed. For that reason alone, we should be kind to the memory of David, recognizing in him many of our own failings and weaknesses, but also admiring his strengths.

William H Gross, 2005

David is an amazing soul, that we will do well to learn from. Although his life covers both books of Samuel, and the beginning of 1Kings (with supplemental information provided in the books of the Chronicles), I propose to venture through his life using the topics found in the table below. Of course as I get into the details of this man’s life, I anticipate I will need to create multiple posts for singular topics.

A listing of future posts I hope to share with my readers follows and may be downloaded for personal study at your leisure.

	Subject	Scripture Passage	Aprox Date
1	Saul Chosen, Anointed and Proclaimed to Be King	1 Samuel 9:1-15,16, 10:1,18-19-24	1040 BC
2	The Lord Rejects Saul	1 Sam. 15:10-28	1030 BC
3	David Anointed King	1 Samuel 16:1-13	1025 BC
4	David in Saul’s Service	1 Samuel 16:14-23, 17:15	1023 – 1015 BC
5	David and Goliath	1 Samuel 17:1-58	1020 BC
6	David and Jonathan’s Friendship	1 Samuel 18:1-5	1020 BC
7	Saul’s Jealousy of David	1 Samuel 18:6-16	1010 BC
8	David Marries Michal	1 Samuel 18:17-30	1008 BC
9	Saul Tries to Kill David	1 Samuel 19:1-24	1007 BC
10	Jonathan Warns David	1 Samuel 20:1-42	1006 BC
11	David and the Holy Bread	1 Samuel 21:1-9	1006 BC
12	David Flees to Gath	1 Samuel 21:10-15	1006 BC
13	David at the Cave of Adullam	1 Samuel 22:1-5	1005 BC
14	Saul Kills the Priests at Nob	1 Samuel 22:6-23	1005 BC
15	David Saves the City of Keilah	1 Samuel 23:1-14	1005 BC
16	Saul Pursues David	1 Samuel 23:15-29	1005 BC
17	David Spares Saul’s Life	1 Samuel 24:1-22	1005 BC
18	The Death of Samuel	1 Samuel 25:1	1005 BC
19	David and Abigail	1 Samuel 25:2-44	1005 BC
20	David Spares Saul Again	1 Samuel 26:1-25	1004 BC
21	David Flees to the Philistines	1 Samuel 27:1-12	1004 BC
22	Saul and the Medium of En-dor	1 Samuel 28:1-25	1000 BC
23	The Philistines Reject David	1 Samuel 29:1-11	1000 BC
24	David’s Wives Are Captured	1 Samuel 30:1-15	1000 BC
25	David Defeats the Amalekites	1 Samuel 30:16-31	1000 BC
26	The Death of Saul	1 Samuel 31:1-13	1000 BC
27	David Hears of Saul’s Death	2 Samuel 1:1-16	1000 BC
28	David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan	2 Samuel 1:17-27	1000 BC
29	David Anointed King of Judah	2 Samuel 2:1-7	1000 BC
30	Ish-bosheth Made King of Israel	2 Samuel 2:8-11	998 BC
31	The Battle of Gibeon	2 Samuel 2:12-32	998 BC
32	Abner Joins David	2 Samuel 3:1-25	998 BC
33	Joab Murders Abner	2 Samuel 3:26-30	998 BC
34	David Mourns Abner	2 Samuel 3:31-39	998 BC
35	Ish-bosheth Murdered	2 Samuel 4:1-12	998 BC
36	David Anointed King of Israel	2 Samuel 5:1-16	997 BC
37	David Defeats the Philistines	2 Samuel 5:17-25	993 BC
38	The Ark Brought to Jerusalem	2 Samuel 6:1-4	992 BC
39	Uzzah and the Ark	2 Samuel 6:5-15	992 BC
40	David and Michal	2 Samuel 6:16-23	992 BC
41	The Lord’s Covenant with David	2 Samuel 7:1-17	992 BC
42	David’s Prayer of Gratitude	2 Samuel 7:18-29	992 BC
43	David’s Victories	2 Samuel 8:1-14	982 BC
44	David’s Officials	2 Samuel 8:15-18	982 BC
45	David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth	2 Samuel 9:1-13	982 BC
46	David Defeats Ammon and Syria	2 Samuel 10:1-19	981 BC
47	David and Bathsheba	2 Samuel 11:1-27	980 BC
48	Nathan Rebukes David	2 Samuel 12:1-15	980 BC
49	David’s Child Dies	2 Samuel 12:16-23	980 BC
50	Solomon’s Birth	2 Samuel 12:24-25	979 BC
51	Rabbah Is Captured	2 Samuel 12:26-31	979 BC
52	Amnon and Tamar	2 Samuel 13:1-22	978 BC
53	Absalom Murders Amnon	2 Samuel 13:23-33	976 BC
54	Absalom Flees to Geshur	2 Samuel 13:34-39	976 BC
55	Absalom Returns to Jerusalem	2 Samuel 14:1-33	974 BC
56	Absalom’s Conspiracy	2 Samuel 15:1-12	972 BC
57	David Flees Jerusalem	2 Samuel 15:13-37	969 BC
58	David and Ziba	2 Samuel 16:1-4	969 BC
59	Shimei Curses David	2 Samuel 16:5-14	969 BC
60	Absalom Enters Jerusalem	2 Samuel 16:15-23	969 BC
61	Hushai Saves David	2 Samuel 17:1-29	969 BC
62	Absalom Killed	2 Samuel 18:1-18	969 BC
63	David Hears of Absalom’s Death	2 Samuel 18:19-30	969 BC
64	David’s Grief	2 Samuel 18:31-33	969 BC
65	Joab Rebukes David	2 Samuel 19:1-8	969 BC
66	David Returns to Jerusalem	2 Samuel 19:9-15	969 BC
67	David Pardons His Enemies	2 Samuel 19:16-43	969 BC
68	The Rebellion of Sheba	2 Samuel 20:1-26	969 BC
69	David Avenges the Gibeonites	2 Samuel 21:1-14	968 – 966 BC
70	War with the Philistines	2 Samuel 21:15-22	965 BC
71	David’s Song of Deliverance	2 Samuel 22:1-51	965 BC
72	The Last Words of David	2 Samuel 23:1-7	965 BC
73	David’s Mighty Men	2 Samuel 23:8-39
74	David’s Census	2 Samuel 24:1-9	964 BC
75	The Lord’s Judgment of David’s Sin	2 Samuel 24:10-17	964 BC
76	David Builds an Altar	2 Samuel 24:18-25	963 BC
77	David in His Old Age	1 Kings 1:1-4	962 BC
78	Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King	1 Kings 1:5-10	962 BC
79	Nathan and Bathsheba Before David	1 Kings 1:11-27	962 BC
80	Solomon Anointed King	1 Kings 1:28-53	961 BC
81	David’s Instructions to Solomon	1 Kings 2:1-9	961 BC
82	The Death of David	1 Kings 2:10-12	961 BC

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