Category: 2 Samuel 5
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A Life of Communion
2 Samuel 5:18-19 “Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. And David inquired of the Lord, ‘Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?’ And the Lord said to David, ‘Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.’” 2 Samuel 5:22-24 “And the Philistines came…
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The Builders
2 Samuel 5:11 “And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house.” The early years of David’s reign over Israel were such a struggle. Although he had been anointed by Samuel as Israel’s new king many years earlier, he had to wait until King…
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Overrated?
2 Samuel 5:6-7 “And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, ‘You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off’—thinking, ‘David cannot come in here.’ Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the…
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Civil War
2 Samuel 5:1-2 “Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, ‘Behold, we are your bone and flesh. In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, “You shall be shepherd of my people…
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