2 Samuel 3:27 KJV [27] And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. Joab’s intentions towards Abner were very different from that of David. Joab wanted […]
Category Archives: Devotionals
2 Samuel 3:17-18 KJV [17] And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you: [18] now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of […]
2 Samuel 3:9-10 KJV [9] So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; [10] to translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba. […]
2 Samuel 3:7-8 KJV [7] And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine? [8] Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew […]
2 Samuel 2:1 KJV [1] And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. [3] And his […]
2 Samuel 1:19-20 KJV [19] The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: How are the mighty fallen! [20] Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Askelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. This poem begins from here till v.27. […]
2 Samuel 1:17-18 KJV [17] And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: [18] (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) Lamentations are described as the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping. Davids […]
1 Samuel 31:5-6 KJV [5] And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. [6] So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. What an end to a whole dynasty. What an end! Prov.23:18 accepts […]
1 Samuel 31:3-4 KJV [3] And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. [4] Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would […]
1 Samuel 30:8-9 KJV [8] And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. [9] So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to […]