The Chapter-A-Day thread. (2)

[agamemnonoftroy]

exquisite.

Brinny there are some beautiful verses in Chapter 22.

Many of these verses have been re-written and made into Christian choruses.

 

[brinny]

Isn't that lovely, to sing the Psalms?

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

Isn't that lovely, to sing the Psalms?

Brinny Chapter 22 is one of my favourite chapters in the Bible.

It is full of beautiful wonderful quotations.

2 Samuel Chapter 22

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

2 Samuel Chapter 23

Now these be the last words of David.

David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Israel, and the sweet Psalmist of Israel said,

The spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

Verses 1 & 2

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

2 Samuel Chapter 24

Joab numbered the men of Israel.

Israel was 800,000 men.

Judah was 500,000 men.
Verse 9

 

[brinny]

2 Samuel Chapter 23

Now these be the last words of David.

David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Israel, and the sweet Psalmist of Israel said,

The spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

Verses 1 & 2

Chapter 23 appears to be a Psalm, of sorts, and some of it i grasped, such as God's definition of a Godly and anointed ruler (David).

 

[brinny]

2 Samuel Chapter 24

Joab numbered the men of Israel.

Israel was 800,000 men.

Judah was 500,00 men.
Verse 9

Here it is. David's grievous sin. He numbered the people. He took his eyes off God and was looking at his own "strength" so to speak. He messed up BIG TIME, and went so far as to cause Joab and his men to sin.

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

1 Kings

King David was old and could not keep warm. It was thought that the body of a beautiful damsel might keep David warm.

Abishag a Shunammite woman was chosen for the task. The Shunammite woman was very fair and cherished the King.
Verse 4

Adonijah the next in line to the throne assumed that David was on his death bed and therefore proclaimed himself king, and he was supported by the mighty warrior Joab.
Verse 7

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

1 Kings

Nathan the prophet was against Adonijah. Nathan suggested that Bathsheba go to King David and have her son Solomon annointed as the next king.
Verse 11

King David choses Solomon to be the next king of Israel.
Verse 30

Solomon is annointed at the new king of Israel.
Verse 39

Adonijah and Joab were having a feast and were shocked when they were told that David had annointed his son Solomon as the new king.
Verse 41

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

1 Kings

The news that Solomon was on the throne of Israel put an end to Adonijah's feast, and every one went home afraid.
Verse 49

Adonijah arose and went had caught hold of the horns of the altar.
Verse 50

Adonijah would not let go of the horns of the altar unless Solomon promised not to kill him.
Verse 51

And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
Verse 52

Adonijah came and bowed down before Solomon.
Solomon let Adonijah live and sent him home alive.
Verse 53

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

1 Kings Chapter 2

As King David passed the throne over to Solomon he mentioned that Joab had murdered Absalom, Abner and Amasa.
Verse 5

King David also asked Solomon to punish Shimei who had thrown stones at King David and swore at him when he was on the run and hiding from Absalom during the rebellion.
Verse 8

Adonijah asked Bethsheba to speak to her son Solomon regarding a possible marriage to Abishag the beautiful Shunammite woman. Abishag was the beautiful damsel that kept King David warm in his final days.

Solomon thought this was impertinent and immediately put Adonijah to death.
Verse 24

Joab had supported Adonijah's claim to the throne, and he fled to the tabernacle and caught hold on of the horns of the altar.

Joab refused to let go of the horns of the altar, so Benaiah killed Joab beside the altar, and took over his job as captain of the host.
Verse 34

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

1 Kings Chapter 2

Solomon said to Shimei build a house in Jerusalem and never leave it. David had asked Solomon to punish Shimei for swearing and throwing stones at him at a time when Absalom was hunting King David.

Three years later Shimei broke the kings instructions and went to hunt for some runaway servants, who had fled to Gath.

Shimei was killed by Benaiah captain of the host. Shimei was killed for leaving Jerusalem and also because he swore and threw stones at King David many years ago when King David was hiding from Absalom.
Verses 40 -46

 

[brinny]

1 Kings:1

here, in verse 5 is where Adonijah pronounced his own death sentence and shows his wicked heart:

5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

What adonijah did was wicked and treasonous. Makes ya' wonder why Solomon spared him.

 

[brinny]

1 Kings Chapter 2

As King David passed the throne over to Solomon he mentioned that Joab had murdered Absalom, Abner and Amasa.
Verse 5

King David also asked Solomon to punish Shimei who had thrown stones at King David and swore at him when he was on the run and hiding from Absalom during the rebellion.
Verse 8

Adonijah asked Bethsheba to speak to her son Solomon regarding a possible marriage to Abishag the beautiful Shunammite woman. Abishag was the beautiful damsel that kept King David warm in his final days.

Solomon thought this was impertinent and immediately put Adonijah to death.
Verse 24

Joab had supported Adonijah's claim to the throne, and he fled to the tabernacle and caught hold on of the horns of the altar.

Joab refused to let go of the horns of the altar, so Benaiah killed Joab beside the altar, and took over his job as captain of the host.
Verse 34

It boggles me mind that David would pronounce a death sentence on Joab, who had been soooo loyal to him all those years. What a horrendous and shameful way for him to die.

And NOW he wants Shimei to be put to death? Why NOW? Why didn't he put him to death at the time he was so treacherous and downright contemptible to David and his throne?

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

1 Kings:1

here, in verse 5 is where Adonijah pronounced his own death sentence and shows his wicked heart:

5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

What adonijah did was wicked and treasonous. Makes ya' wonder why Solomon spared him.

Brinny I do feel slightly sorry for Adonijah as I believe he was the oldest son of Solomon and he thought he was the heir. He caought hold of the horns of the altar and this seems to have been significant to Solomon.

 

[brinny]

There was more reason to slay Adonijah, than Joab.

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

It boggles me mind that David would pronounce a death sentence on Joab, who had been soooo loyal to him all those years. What a horrendous and shameful way for him to die.

And NOW he wants Shimei to be put to death? Why NOW? Why didn't he put him to death at the time he was so treacherous and downright contemptible to David and his throne?

Brinny,

David it seems was still festering about both Joab and Shimei.

Shimei has thrown stones and sworn at King David while he was on the run from Absalom.

Joab killed Absalom, Abner and Amasa.

These things still worried King David in his old age.

 

[brinny]

Joab killed a traitorous criminal who clearly sought to assassinate the king. Joab did his job.

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

There was more reason to slay Adonijah, than Joab.

Brinny it is my impression that King David and Joab were of similar age.

Joab was a mighty warrior in his day. I cannot find that Joab ever lost a battle.

But by this time in the story Joab would have been an old man. Joab killed King David's son Absalom, and Joab also killed Abner and Amasa.

At the time of these killings Joab was too powerful to punish. But I believe that Joab had become weak with age. David waited until Joab was old and weak before going for revenge for the death of his son Absalom.

Absalom had started a revolt against King David and 22,000 men died in the battle between David and his son Absalom.

Joab thought Absalom was a traitor to the state of Israel, while King David still love his son Absalom, and held a grudge against Joab all those years.

 

[brinny]

King David's judgments were skewed at times....

He was an indulgent father, and it interfered with the upbringing of his sons, and in his own judgment towards them.