I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’ ” I will rescue you and this city from the grasp of the king of Assyria. I will add fifteen years to your life and save you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria and I will protect this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” “And I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” “I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake."’” I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for the sake of My servant David.” ’ ”Īnd I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will save you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria and I will protect this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’ ”Īnd I will add unto thy days fifteen years and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.Īnd I will add to your days fifteen years. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.” I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.’”Īnd I will add fifteen years to your life. I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria.
I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’” That approach worked well for David and he had very little Bible to work with.I will add fifteen years to your life.
The point being we can learn a lot from experience – our own and others – and from reading the Bible. He discovered it was wrong to multiply wives from his personal experience with many wives first and then by reading the Bible.He learned the correct design for the Temple by reading the Bible.He learned the proper way to transport the ark from reading the Bible.David learned the proper way to rule by the process of elimination – don’t do what Saul did – and by reading the Bible.When you investigate, you find that God spoke directly to David only 5 times during his entire life! How did he ever manage? Where did he get his information? The answer is obvious: With David being so prominent in Scripture, and his story taking so many unexpected turns, you would expect him to have a running conversation with God. One of the most important lessons we learn from David speaks to this issue. A warrior (defeated Goliath, led armies and won battles).A musician (he sang, played an instrument and wrote songs).You get no credit for that.ĭeveloping those abilities and using them, however, does say a lot about a person so knowing about David’s abilities and how he used them informs the topic. Just before his death, David appoints his son, Solomon, the next king over Israel.Įveryone has ability, naturally.David organizes Tabernacle worship (4000 member choir and orchestra and draws up designs for the Temple).Commits adultery and murder, and is forgiven.David sets up the Tabernacle in Jerusalem.He is embraced by all Israel and becomes king over the entire nation (33 years).Following the death of Saul, he becomes king in Hebron (7 years).(Takes on two additional wives during this time: Ahinoam and Abigail.) Goes on the run from the King – who wants him dead – and gathers a band who follow him.Conscripted into military service and becomes a national hero.Conscripted to play music in the court of King Saul.Anointed by Samuel to be King (anywhere from 15 to 25 yrs old – probably closer to 15).He had two sisters, Zeruiah and Abigail, but they are rarely mentioned. Before looking at the lessons, a summary of the high points in David’s life is necessary.