Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Descendants of Benjamin 1 Benjamin had five sons. In order of age they were Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, 2 Nohah, and Rapha. 3 The descendants of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 6-7 The descendants of Ehud were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. They were heads of families […]

The People Who Returned from Captivity 1 All the people of Israel were listed according to their families, and this information was recorded inThe Book of the Kings of Israel. The people of Judah had been deported to Babylon as punishment for their sins. 2 The first to return to their property in the cities […]

The Death of King Saul 1 The Philistines fought a battle against the Israelites on Mount Gilboa. Many Israelites were killed there, and the rest of them, including King Saul and his sons, fled. 2 But the Philistines caught up with them and killed three of Saul’s sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. 3 The fighting […]

David Becomes King of Israel and Judah 1 All the people of Israel went to David at Hebron and said to him, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, even when Saul was still our king, you led the people of Israel in battle, and the Lord your God promised you […]

David’s Early Followers from the Tribe of Benjamin 1 David was living in Ziklag, where he had gone to escape from King Saul. There he was joined by many experienced, reliable soldiers, 2 members of the tribe of Benjamin, to which Saul belonged. They could shoot arrows and sling stones either right-handed or left-handed. 3-7 […]

The Covenant Box Is Moved from Kiriath Jearim 1 King David consulted with all the officers in command of units of a thousand men and units of a hundred men. 2 Then he announced to all the people of Israel, “If you give your approval and if it is the will of the Lord our […]

David’s Activities in Jerusalem 1 King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace. 2 And so David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of […]

Getting Ready to Move the Covenant Box 1 For his own use, David built houses in David’s City.He also prepared a place for God’s Covenant Box and put up a tent for it. 2 Then he said, “Only Levites should carry the Covenant Box, because they are the ones the Lord chose to carry it […]

1 They took the Covenant Box to the tent which David had prepared for it and put it inside. Then they offered sacrifices and fellowship offerings to God. 2 After David had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord 3 and distributed food to them all. He gave […]

Nathan’s Message to David 1 King David was now living in his palace. One day he sent for the prophet Nathan and said to him, “Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but the Lord’s Covenant Box is kept in a tent!” 2 Nathan answered, “Do whatever you have in mind, because […]