Devotions from 2 Samuel

Passage Read: 1 Samuel 29 - 2 Samuel 1 Meditation Verses: 2 Samuel 1:11-12 After all that Saul had done to David, David did not rejoice over the death of Saul. In all his fleeing, David did not grow bitter against Saul, so that when…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 2-5 Meditation Verse: 2:8 Abner did what any kingdom would do, he put the next surviving son on the throne of his dead father. And when Judah made David king, that was like part of Saul's kingdom rebelling against the logical…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 6-9 Meditation Verses: 7:18-19 David is amazed at the graciousness of God to him. The Lord has promised to make a lasting name for him, because he followed the Lord with all his heart. He didn't care what others thought of…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 10-13 Meditation Verse: 12:14 What enemies of God could this be? Who knew about what David had done? Only Joab. Surely he wouldn't mock the Lord because of it. Who then could these enemies be? They must be Satan and his…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 14-17 Meditation Verse: 17:14 This was all to fulfill the judgment of God on David for his sin with Bathsheba. God intended to punish David, but not to destroy him. Trouble had risen within his own family beginning with Amnon and…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 18-21 Meditation Verse: 18:9 Absalom's vanity ended up causing his death. His long, beautiful hair, which earned him such praise got so tangled up in a tree that he was lifted off his donkey and trapped, hanging in the tree. And…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 22 - 1 Kings 1 Meditation Verse: 2 Samuel 23:8 David's mighty men, the three and the thirty and the commanders of each, were all men of great valor. They all did great deeds, delivering victory to God's people, with no…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 2-5 Meditation Verse: 5:12 When God exalts a leader, it is for the good of his people, not just for the benefit of the leader. The leader needs to remember that good comes to him for the benefit of his people.

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 6-9 Meditation Verse: 6:22 David was accused by his wife of being undignified and shameful for how he worshiped and celebrated the Lord, but David insisted that he would gladly embarrass himself in his zeal for the Lord, and further humiliate…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 10-13 Meditation Verse: 12:14 What enemies of God would show contempt because of what David did? From the sound of it, the only person who might piece together what happened would be Joab, since he arranged Uriah's death and then saw…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 14-17 Meditation Verses: 16:11-12 David's humility and faith are remarkable. He is willing to be cursed, because he knows his own sin has brought about these circumstances. He is willing to suffer whatever consequences the Lord determines for Him, trusting that…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 18-21 Meditation Verses: 19:7-8 David was overwhelmed with grief over Absalom's death; his rebellion and death were two more consequences of David's sin against Uriah. How discouraged he must have been! How ready to give up and be done with everything.

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 22 - 1 Kings 1 Meditation Verse: 2 Samuel 24:16 What provoked the Lord to punish Israel like this, so much that even He was grieved over the calamity? In spite of David's leadership, many of the people must've continued to…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 2-5 Meditation Verses: 4:11-12 David is not in a hurry to gain the whole kingdom. He understands that the Lord has promised him to rule over all Israel, so he trusts in the Lord and waits patiently for the resolution. Though…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 6-9 Meditation Verses: 6:8-11 How often does God do something, and I see it as hostility. I get angry and I become afraid to bring the Lord near to me, for fear of what He may do to me. God killed…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 10-13 Meditation Verse: 12:14 What enemies of God would these be, that blasphemed the Lord? Who knew about David's sin except the servants who brought Bathsheba to him and the scribe who recorded the message to Joab that told him what…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 14-17 Meditation Verse: 16:8 This is a great example that people see what they want to see and freely ascribe to the Lord what they want to be true. The text tells us why these things happened to David, and it…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 18-21 Meditation Verses: 19:6-7 Joab warned David that he was shaming his servants by weeping over Absalom. If he didn't speak kindly to those who risked their lives for him and his household, they would all be gone by morning and…

Passage Read: 2 Samuel 22 - 1 Kings 1 Meditation Verses: 2 Samuel 22:17-20 It's interesting how David sees his own life, especially in contrast to Jacob. Jacob endured a number of hard things, some because of his own choices, though not necessarily because he…