David’s Census Brings Pestilence.
DAVID’S CENSUS BRINGS PESTILENCE
DAVID’S CENSUS BRINGS PESTILENCE
Tag: Joab
THE CAPTURE OF RABBAH
THE CAPTURE OF RABBAH
The Capture of Rabbah.
THE AMMONITES DISGRACE DAVID’S MEN
THE AMMONITES DISGRACE DAVID’S MEN
The Ammonites Disgrace David’s Men.
DAVID DEFEATS HIS ENEMIES
DAVID DEFEATS HIS ENEMIES
David Defeats His Enemies.
PAYING PENALTY FOR BLOODY DEEDS
PAYING PENALTY FOR BLOODY DEEDS
Paying Penalty For Bloody Deeds. The king said to him, “Do as he has said. Strike him down and bury him, so that you may remove from me and from my father’s house the innocent blood which Joab shed.
A FOOLISH AND FATAL PETITION
A FOOLISH AND FATAL PETITION
A Foolish And Fatal Petition. So now I am making one request of you; do not refuse me.” And she said to him, “Speak.” He said, “Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you; ask that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.”
DAVID’S INSTRUCTIONS TO SOLOMON
DAVID’S INSTRUCTIONS TO SOLOMON
David’s Instructions to Solomon. When David’s time to die approached, he gave instructions to Solomon his son, saying, “I am going the way of all the earth [as dust to dust]. Be strong and prove yourself a man.
NATHAN AND BATHSHEBA BEFORE DAVID
NATHAN AND BATHSHEBA BEFORE DAVID
Nathan and Bathsheba Before David. While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
DAVID’S CENSUS A PROUD HEART HUMBLED
DAVID’S CENSUS A PROUD HEART HUMBLED
David’s Census A Proud Heart Humbled. So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, “Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan [in the north] to Beersheba [in the south], and conduct a census of the people, so that I may know the number of the people.”
ONE HEAD SAVES MANY
ONE HEAD SAVES MANY
One Head Saves Many. Then the woman in her wisdom went to all the people [to inform them of the agreement]. And they beheaded Sheba the son of Bichri and threw his head [down] to Joab. So he blew the trumpet [signaling the end of the attack], and they dispersed from the city, every man to his own tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to [David] the king.