Category Archives: Readings

All Israel’s leaders gather to hear a speech by King David, who announces that his youngest son Solomon will succeed him and build the Temple. He hands over the “pattern” of the Temple to his son, and extends God’s covenant … Continue reading →

Taking advantage of King David’s age and feebleness, his oldest remaining son Adonijah makes an attempt to usurp the throne. But Bathsheba and Nathan intervene to allow Solomon to be anointed king first. Adonijah’s rebellion sheds light on our own … Continue reading →

When King David takes a head count of the people without also collecting the half-shekel atonement offering, God sends a plague. David repents and the death angel sheaths his sword at the location of the future Temple at the threshing … Continue reading →

David’s humble psalm of thanksgiving contains a prophecy of the Messiah’s kingdom and victory over the “sons of Belial.” It is followed by a listing of his “mighty men” – who represent the tools and means for spiritually overcoming the … Continue reading →

David looks back over his life and praises God for His faithfulness. The chapter is virtually the same as Psalm 18. As a type of Christ, David’s words about his own experiences anticipate the suffering and death of Christ, His … Continue reading →

During a famine, David asks God for its cause. God explains it is because Saul slaughtered a number of Gibeonites and broke a covenant with them. The famine actually happened earlier in David’s reign, and the explanation takes us all … Continue reading →

Just as David is restoring his kingship in Jerusalem, another rebellion breaks out. Sheba, a Benjamite, convinces the 10 tribes to end their loyalty to David and go “back to your tents.” David sends troops in pursuit. Joab, his old … Continue reading →