Category: 2nd Book of Samuel

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2Samuel 4, David kept his word!

2Sa 4:1, When Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, HE LOST HEART, AND ALL ISRAEL WAS TROUBLED.

Abner was the strength behind Ishbosheth, so when he was killed, he saw no future as king!  WHILE DAVID TRUSTED IN THE LORD, ISHBOSHETH TRUSTED IN MAN!

Psa 118:8, IT IS BETTER TO TRUST IN THE LORD THAN TO PUT CONFIDENCE IN MAN. 

2Sa 4:5,7, THEN THE SONS OF RIMMON THE BEEROTHITE, RECHAB AND BAANAH, set out and came… to the house of Ishbosheth… THEN THEY STRUCK HIM AND KILLED HIM, BEHEADED HIM AND TOOK HIS HEAD…

Ishbosheth was killed by his two captains seeking a reward or position from David!

2Sa 4:11, …, when wicked men have killed a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and remove you from the earth?” 

DAVID HONORED HIS VOW TO SAUL NOT TO CUT OFF HIS DESCENDANTS (1Sa 24:20-22)! NOW ONLY 12-YEAR-OLD MEPHIBOSHETH THE SON OF JONATHAN WAS LEFT FROM THE FAMILY OF SAUL!

Psa 25:21, LET INTEGRITY AND UPRIGHTNESS PRESERVE ME, FOR I WAIT FOR YOU. 

DAVID NEVER FORCED HIS WAY TO THE THRONE BECAUSE HE TRUSTED GOD TO DO THAT FOR HIM!

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2Samuel 3, A messy start to David’s reign!

2Sa 3:2, Sons were born to David in Hebron:

David was a man after GOD’s own heart, yet he had 6 wives and would take another wife who was already married to another man?

Deu 17:17, NEITHER SHALL HE MULTIPLY WIVES FOR HIMSELF, LEST HIS HEART TURN AWAY; NOR SHALL HE GREATLY MULTIPLY SILVER AND GOLD FOR HIMSELF. 

Abner, the real strength behind Ishbosheth, turns on his king to make David the new king over all of ISRAEL not just Judah! But, Abner was murdered by Joab for Abner had killed his brother! JOAB WAS AN AVENGER OF BLOOD!

This was a chaotic start to the reign of David but, David would not be king until the people of Israel SUBMITTED TO HIM FREELY!

2Sa 3:17-18, Now Abner HAD COMMUNICATED WITH THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL, saying, “IN TIME PAST YOU WERE SEEKING FOR DAVID TO BE KING OVER YOU. NOW THEN, DO IT! FOR THE LORD HAS SPOKEN OF DAVID, SAYING, ‘BY THE HAND OF MY SERVANT DAVID, I WILL SAVE MY PEOPLE ISRAEL

There can only be one KING and that KING is the KING of kings and LORD of lords! JESUS, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD WHO GAVE ALL FOR HIS PEOPLE! HE BECOMES OUR KING WHEN WE FREELY SUBMIT OURSELVES TO HIS WILL AND REIGN! NOT BY FORCE BUT BY LOVE!

Rom 8:14, FOR AS MANY AS ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, THESE ARE SONS OF GOD. 

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2Samuel 2, A Divided house!

David inquired of the LORD where should he go now, and the LORD said “To Hebron”

2Sa 2:4, THEN THE MEN OF JUDAH CAME, AND THERE THEY ANOINTED DAVID KING OVER THE HOUSE OF JUDAH.…

2Sa 2:8-9, BUT ABNER the son of Ner,… TOOK ISHBOSHETH … AND HE MADE HIM KING OVER GILEAD…AND OVER ALL ISRAEL.

A Divided house with 2 kings!

Mar 3:25, … A HOUSE IS DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF, THAT HOUSE CANNOT STAND. 

2Sa 2:31, But the servants of David had struck down, of Benjamin and Abner’s men, three hundred and sixty men who died. 

Joab and Abner, the commanders of the two kings went to war against each other.  While David’s commander Joab lost 20 men including his brother; Abner lost 360 men!

Jos 24:15, And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, CHOOSE FOR YOURSELVES THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.” 

NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS, SO IT’S EITHER KING SELF OR THE KING OF KINGS! JESUS! THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

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2Samuel 1, Snared by his own words!

2Sa 1:9-10, He (Saul) said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, … SO I STOOD OVER HIM AND KILLED HIM…

This young Amalekite was lying to David trying to get a reward from him for killing Saul and bringing the crown to David! But, David killed him instead!

Pro 11:18, The wicked man does deceptive work, BUT HE WHO SOWS RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL HAVE A SURE REWARD. 

Psa 105:15, …”DO NOT TOUCH MY ANOINTED ONES, AND DO MY PROPHETS NO HARM.” 

2Sa 1:16, So David said to him, “Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the LORD’s anointed.’ ” 

EVEN THOUGH SAUL WANTED TO KILL HIM; DAVID WAS A FAITHFUL SERVANT WHO RESPECTED HIS POSITION AS THE ANOINTED KING OVER ISRAEL!

Pro 6:2, YOU ARE SNARED BY THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH; YOU ARE TAKEN BY THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH.

HE WILL JUDGE EVERYONE ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE; GOOD OR BAD!