After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent."Nathan replied to David, "Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you."But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:"Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says . . . ' ""I took you from the pasture...  Read More

They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.. . . David ...  Read More

I pray that the eyes of your heart [understanding] may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength He exerted when He raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far ...  Read More

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them.Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim; so David inquired of God: "Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?"The LORD answered him, "Go, I will deliver them into your h...  Read More

These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul's kingdom over to him, as the LORD had said:From Judah, carrying shield and spear -- 6800 armed for battle;From Simeon, warriors ready for battle -- 7,000;From Levi -- 4,600…From Benjamin, Saul's tribe -- 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul's house until then;From Ephraim, brave warriors, famous i...  Read More

These were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was banished from the presence of Saul . . . they were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin . . .Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold. David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come to me in peace to help me, I am ready for you to join me. But if you have come to betray me to ...  Read More