David’s Reign Begins

Wars of David

Steve Rowe

May 6, 2006

1)&n= bsp; David’= ;s Learns of Saul’s death

= a)&n= bsp; David retur= ns to Ziklag from the slaughter of the Amalekites

= b)&n= bsp; An Amalekite comes to David’s camp and reports tha= t Saul died.

i)&n= bsp; The man cla= imed to have killed Saul after Saul fell on his sword (2 Sam 1:6-10)<= /span>

ii)&= nbsp; He brought Saul’s crown and bracelet to David

iii)= This is at variance with the account in 1 Sam 31:3-6

iv)&= nbsp; The man was probably lying and seeking reward

v)&n= bsp; David react= s

(1)&= nbsp; David and h= is men mourn by weeping and fasting

(2)&= nbsp; David has t= he Amalekite killed for killing the “Lord’s anointed” (2 Sam 1:14-16)

2)&n= bsp; David becom= es King of Judah

= a)&n= bsp; God tells D= avid to return to Judah

= b)&n= bsp; David and h= is men go to live in Hebron

= c)&n= bsp; David is an= ointed king of Judah (2 Sam 2:4)

3)&n= bsp; Abner controls northern kingdom

= a)&n= bsp; Abner was Saul’s commander whom David had humil= iated (1 Sam 26:15-16)

= b)&n= bsp; Abner established Saul’s son Ish-bosheth (“man of shame”) king over Israel

= c)&n= bsp; He remained= king for 2 years

= d)&n= bsp; Joab was David’s commander

= e)&n= bsp; Abner and Joab met in bat= tle by the pool of Gibeon

i)&n= bsp; Joab’s brother Asahel purs= ued Abner

ii)&= nbsp; Abner tried to get him to turn away but he would not<= o:p>

iii)= Abner killed him

iv)&= nbsp; When the ba= ttle ended, David had lost 19 men, Abner 360

= f)&n= bsp; War continu= ed to wage between Ish-bosheth and David with David s= lowly winning

4)&n= bsp; Abner deserts Ish-bosheth=

= a)&n= bsp; Ish-bosheth accuses Abner of sl= eeping with Saul’s concubine

= b)&n= bsp; Abner reacts angrily and declares allegiance to David= (2 Sam 3:8-10)

= c)&n= bsp; David makes= a covenant with Abner

i)&n= bsp; David deman= ds that he bring back Michal (David’s first wife)

ii)&= nbsp; Abner does this—taking her from her new husband=

= d)&n= bsp; Joab doesn’t trust Abner<= /span> (2 Sam 3:25)

i)&n= bsp; Joab kills Abner

ii)&= nbsp; David curse= s Joab for doing so (2 Sam 3:28-29)

iii)= David mourn= s Abner’s death

5)&n= bsp; The death o= f Ish-bosheth

= a)&n= bsp; Ish-bosheth had 2 commanders: Baanah= and Rechab

= b)&n= bsp; They came t= o his house as if seeking wheat for their soldiers

= c)&n= bsp; They struck= Ish-bosheth down in bed and beheaded him

= d)&n= bsp; They took t= he head to David

= e)&n= bsp; David was a= ngry (2 Sam 4:9-11) and had them killed.

= f)&n= bsp; Notice that= David always assumes God will take care of him and never takes revenge on his own. (Deut 32:25)<= /span>

6)&n= bsp; David becom= es King

= a)&n= bsp; The people gathered in Hebron=

= b)&n= bsp; They anoint= ed him king over all of Isr= ael (1 Chron 11:3)

7)&n= bsp; David Conqu= ers Jerusalem

= a)&n= bsp; Jerusalem was held by the Jebusites<= /span>

= b)&n= bsp; They told D= avid “The blind and lame will turn you away” (2 Sam 5:6)<= /span>

= c)&n= bsp; David chall= enged his soldiers to go up the water tunnel and conquer the city

= d)&n= bsp; Joab led the charge and was made chief (1 Chron 11:6)

8)&n= bsp; Battle with the Philistines

= a)&n= bsp; When the Philistines heard that David was King, they came to challenge him

i)&n= bsp; Gathered in= Rephaim (valley approach to Jer= usalem, by Bethlehem in the south)

ii)&= nbsp; David went = to the stronghold in Adullam

iii)= The men of = Gad came to David to aid him

= b)&n= bsp; Water from = Bethlehem

i)&n= bsp; David desir= es water from the well in Bethleh= em (his home town)

ii)&= nbsp; 3 of his mi= ghty men sneak into the town and get him water

iii)= David poure= d it out to the Lord (2 Sam 23:16-17)

= c)&n= bsp; God gives D= avid victory

i)&n= bsp; David inqui= res of God if he should attack the Philistines

ii)&= nbsp; God says th= at he will deliver them into David’s hands

iii)= David defea= ts them and burns their gods (1 Chron 14:12)<= /o:p>

= d)&n= bsp; The second campaign

i)&n= bsp; The Philist= ines came again to Rephaim

ii)&= nbsp; God told Da= vid to circle around behind them

iii)= God deliver= ed the Philistines to David and all nations feared him (1 Chr= on 14:17)

9)&n= bsp; Hiram, king= of Tyre, sent David cedar trees and carpenters to build him a house

10)&= nbsp; Offense aga= inst the Philistines

= a)&n= bsp; David conqu= ers Gath (home of Goliath and king = Achish) – West of Dead Sea

= b)&n= bsp; David is ne= arly killed by Ishbi-benob, a son of Goliath (2 Sam = 21:16)

= c)&n= bsp; David’= ;s men made him stop coming into battle

= d)&n= bsp; GoliathR= 17;s son was slain in the 2^nd campaign and his brother in the 3^r=
d

= e)&n= bsp; Another son= of Goliath with 6 fingers and 6 toes was slain on the 4^th campaign.=

11)&= nbsp; Ammonite-Sy= rian Campaigns

= a)&n= bsp; Nahash, the king of Ammon = died

= b)&n= bsp; David sent messengers to comfort his son, Hanun=

= c)&n= bsp; Hanun thought they were coming to spy on him and humi= liated them (2 Sam 10:4)

= d)&n= bsp; The Ammonit= es became fearful and hired 33,000 Syrians to defend them

= e)&n= bsp; David send = Joab to fight the Ammonites

= f)&n= bsp; Joab says, “May the Lord d= o what is good in his sight.” (2 Sam 10:12)

= g)&n= bsp; The Syrians= broke and then the Ammonites fled

12)&= nbsp; The Syrian campaign

= a)&n= bsp; The Syrians= were fearful and ran back across the Jordan river

= b)&n= bsp; David pursu= ed them and killed 47,000

= c)&n= bsp; The Syrians= were afraid to help the Ammonites any longer

13)&= nbsp; Other Campa= igns

= a)&n= bsp; Rabbah (Ammonite) – East of Jerusalem

i)&n= bsp; Joab defeated Rabbah and= let David capture the city

ii)&= nbsp; This is when David has his affair with Bathsheba

iii)= David kille= d all the people of Rabbah and the other cities of Ammon

= b)&n= bsp; David conqu= ered Moab and they became his servants – = East of the Dead Sea

= c)&n= bsp; David conqu= ered the Syrians and took Damascus<= /st1:place>. The Syrians became his servants. &= #8211; Northeast of Sea of Galilee

= d)&n= bsp; David conqu= ered Zobah – near modern Lebanon

= e)&n= bsp; David conqu= ers Hamath – northern Syria

= f)&n= bsp; David put garrisons in Edom R= 11; south of Dead Sea

Next Week:

Bathsheba (2 Sam 11 & 12)

Removal of Ark (2 Sam 6)

David and the Temple (2 Sam 7)

Mephibosheth (2 Sam 9)

Famine (2 Sam 21)

Census (2 Sam 24)

Temple Prep (1 Chron 22)