Bible Studies - King David
Suggested Date
Reading
Introduction
12th June
1 Samuel 16:1-13. Samuel anoints David as King
13th June
1 Samuel 17:1-15. Goliath challenges Israel
14th June
1 Samuel 17:16-31. David arrives and weighs up the problem
15th June
1 Samuel 17:32-40. David prepares for the fight
16th June
1 Samuel 17:41-52. David defeats Goliath
17th June
Psalm 23. A song of thankfulness for God’s help in times of difficulty
19th June
1 Samuel 17:57-58 and 18:1-9. Saul becomes jealous of David
20th June
1 Samuel 21:1-9. David becomes a fugitive
21st June
1 Samuel 26:1-12. David spares Saul’s life
22nd June
1 Samuel 26:13-25. David reveals Saul’s weakness
23rd June
2 Samuel 1:17-27. David laments the deaths of Saul and Jonathan
24th June
2 Samuel 2:1-11. David becomes king over Judah
26th June
2 Samuel 5:1-12. David becomes king over all Israel
27th June
2 Samuel 5:17-25. David finally succeeds against the Philistines
28th June
2 Samuel 6:1-23. David establishes Jerusalem as the national centre of worship
29th June
2 Samuel 7:1-16. God’s revelation to the prophet Nathan
30th June
2 Samuel 7:17-29. David’s prayer in response to Nathan’s revelation
1st July
2 Samuel 11:1-27. David and Bathsheba
3rd July
2 Samuel 12:1-13a. Nathan’s parable of the ewe lamb
4th July
Psalm 51. A psalm of penitence that David may have used after feeling chastised by Nathan’s parable
5th July
2 Samuel 12:13b-23. Bathsheba’s child dies
6th July
2 Samuel 15:1-12. Absalom conspires against his father, David
7th July
2 Samuel 15:13-37. David flees from Jerusalem
8th July
2 Samuel 17:1-16. Absalom decides to pursue David
10th July
2 Samuel 18:1-17. Absalom dies
11th July
2 Samuel 18:18-33. David mourns the death of his son, Absalom
12th July
1 Kings 2:1-12. The death of David, and an overview of his life
13th July
Reflections
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