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125 - Solomon Builds the Temple
May 5 - Nº 125 1 Kings 5 – 8; 2 Chronicles 2:1 – 7:10 David knew that he would not build a permanent dwelling place for God (see #110 -...
124 - Solomon Asks for Wisdom and Understanding
May 4 - Nº 124 1 Kings 3 – 4; 2 Chronicles 1 In order to demonstrate how much, he wanted to obey God, Solomon went to Gibeon to offer...
123 - David’s Songs
May 3 - Nº 123 The Psalms – see selected Psalms below David loved music. He sang and wrote songs throughout his entire life: no doubt he...
122 - David’s Last Words
May 2 - Nº 122 1 Kings 2 Just before he died, David gave Solomon some advice: “Be strong and brave. Always obey God’s commandments and...
121 - A New King Is Anointed
May 1 - Nº 121 1 Kings 1 As David grew older and weaker, he had difficulty staying warm. It was customary in those days to keep an...
120 - David Deals with His Own Sin
April 30 - Nº 120 2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21:1 – 22:1 Even in his old age, David continued to be susceptible to Satan’s temptations...
119 - David Deals with Saul’s Sin
April 29 - Nº 119 2 Samuel 21 David’s last years in the palace were far from easy. A terrible famine devastated the land for three years....
118 - David Becomes the King – Again
April 28 - Nº 118 2 Samuel 19:9 – 20:22; 1 Chronicles 2:16-17 After Absalom was defeated, the people from the northern tribes of Israel...
117 - Absalom Is Defeated
April 27 - Nº 117 2 Samuel 17:24 – 19:8 As an undercover agent in Absalom’s camp, Hushai was able to gather intelligence and secretly...
116 - Absalom Tries to Steal the Crown
April 26 - Nº 116 2 Samuel 14:25-26; 2 Samuel 15 – 17:23 Absalom was the most handsome man in all of Israel. He was especially proud of...
115 - Absalom Returns to Jerusalem
April 25 - Nº 115 2 Samuel 14 David missed Absalom very much, but for three years he never tried to contact him. Joab, David’s commander,...
114 - The Sins of David’s Sons
April 24 - Nº 114 2 Samuel 13 Amnon was David’s oldest son. That meant that he was next in line to become the king. He had everything he...
113 - Nathan Confronts David
April 23 - Nº 113 2 Samuel 12; Psalm 51 Not long after David and Bathsheba’s baby was born, Nathan the prophet showed up at the palace. ...
112 - David and Bathsheba
April 22 - Nº 112 2 Samuel 11 Winter ended and spring came. It was time for the Israelites to resume their efforts to reclaim the...
111 - The Ammonites Blow It
April 21 - Nº 111 2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19 – 20 As Israel’s king, David defeated many nations. However, one nation he never attacked...
110 - David Shows Kindness
April 20 - Nº 110 2 Samuel 7 – 9; 4:4; 1 Chronicles 17 – 18 For a while there was peace in Israel. During this time, David built a palace...
109 - Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem
April 19 - Nº 109 2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 13, 15-16 David had moved the political capital of Israel to the City of David (later called...
108 - David’s Mighty Men
April 18 - Nº 108 2 Samuel 23:8-23; 1 Chronicles 11:10-25 Over the years, David assembled an entourage of 30 brave men who formed the...
107 - David Is Finally Crowned
April 17 - Nº 107 2 Samuel 3:31 – 5:10; 1 Chronicles 11:1-9 David mourned greatly when he heard that Abner had died, so much that...
106 - A Bloody Path to the Throne
April 16 - Nº 106 2 Samuel 2 – 3; 1 Chronicles 12 Men came from all over Israel to join David in Ziklag. Soon he had a great army. After...
105 - Saul and His Sons Are Killed in Battle
April 15 - Nº 105 1 Samuel 31; 2 Samuel 1; 1 Chronicles 10 Despite the warning from the medium in Endor, the next morning Saul and three...
104 - Saul and the Medium from Endor
April 14 - Nº 104 1 Samuel 28:3-25 Samuel died, and all of Israel mourned for him. Meanwhile Saul gathered his troops to fight the...
103 - Sharing the Plunder
April 13 - Nº 103 1 Samuel 28:1-2; 1 Samuel 29 – 30 As the Philistines began to invade Israel, King Achish asked David to march into...
102 - David Becomes Discouraged
April 12 - Nº 102 1 Samuel 26 – 27 Saul had promised David that he would stop trying to kill him. But, when someone told the king where...
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