-1. King of Israel .Genealogy of Ruth 4:18-22; 1Samuel 16:11; 17:12; 1Chronicles 2:3-15; Matthew 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38 .A shepherd 1Samuel 16:11 .Kills a lion and a bear 1Samuel 17:34-36 .Anointed king, while a youth, by the prophet Samuel, and inspired 1Samuel 16:1, 13; Psalms 89:19-37 .Chosen of God Psalms 78:70 .Described to Saul 1Samuel 16:18 .Detailed as armor-bearer and musician at Saul's court 1Samuel 16:21-23 .Kills Goliath 1Samuel 17 .The love of Jonathan for 1Samuel 18:1-4 .Popularity and discreetness of 1Samuel 18 .Saul's jealousy of 1Samuel 18:8-30 .Is defrauded of Merab, and given Michal to marry 1Samuel 18:17-27 .Jonathan intercedes for 1Samuel 19:1-7

.Probably writes Psalms Eleven at this period of his life Psalms 17; 35; 52; 58; 64; 109; 142 .Conducts a campaign against, and defeats the Philistines 1Samuel 19:8 .Saul attempts to kill him; he escapes to Ramah, and lives at Naioth, where Saul pursues him 1Samuel 19:9-24 .About this time writes Psalms 59 .Returns, and Jonathan makes covenant with him 1Samuel 20 .Escapes by way of Nob, where he obtains shewbread and Goliath's sword from Abimelech 1Samuel 21:1-6; Matthew 12:3, 4 .Escapes to Gath 1Samuel 21:10-15 .At this time probably writes Psalms 34; 35; 52; 56; 120 .Recruits an army of insurgents, goes to Moab, returns to Hareth 1Samuel 22 .Probably writes Psalms 13 .Saves Keilah 1Samuel 23:1-13 .Makes second covenant with Jonathan 1Samuel 23:16-18 .Goes to the wilderness of Ziph, is betrayed to Saul 1Samuel 23:13-26 .Writes a psalm on the betrayal Psalms 54 .And probably Psalms 22; 31; 34; 140 .Saul is diverted from pursuit of 1Samuel 23:27, 28 .At this time probably writes Psalms 12; 22 .Goes to En-gedi 1Samuel 23:29 .Refrains from killing Saul 1Samuel 24 .Writes Psalms 57

.Covenants with Saul 1Samuel 26 .Marries Nabal's widow, Abigail, and Ahinoam 1Samuel 25 .Lives in the wilderness of Ziph, has opportunity to kill Saul, but only takes his spear; Saul is contrite 1Samuel 26 .Flees to Achish and lives in Ziklag 1Samuel 27 .The list of men who join him 1Chronicles 12:1-22 .Conducts an expedition against Amalekites, misstates the facts to Achish 1Samuel 27:8-12 .At this time probably writes Psalms 141 .Is refused permission to accompany the Philistines to battle against the Israelites 1Samuel 28:1, 2; 29 .Rescues the people of Ziklag, who had been captured by the Amalekites 1Samuel 30 .Probably writes Psalms 18; 20; 21 .Death and burial of Saul and his sons 1Samuel 31; 2Samuel 21:1-14 .Kills the murderer of Saul 2Samuel 1:1-16 .Lamentation over Saul 2Samuel 1:17-27 .After living for one year and four months at Ziklag 1Samuel 27:7 .David goes to Hebron, and is anointed king by Judah 2Samuel 2:1-4, 11; 5:5; 1Kings 2:11; 1Chronicles 3:4; 11:1-3 .The list of those who join him at Hebron 1Chronicles 12:23-40 .Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, crowned 2Samuel 2:4 .David wages war against and defeats Ish-bosheth 2Samuel 2:13-32; 3:4

.Demands the restoration of Michal, his wife 2Samuel 3:14-16 .Abner revolts from Ish-bosheth, and joins David, but is killed by Joab 2Samuel 3 .Punishes Ish-bosheth's murderers 2Samuel 4 .Anointed king over all Israel, after reigning over Judah at Hebron for seven years and six months, and reigns thirty-three years 2Samuel 2:11; 5:5; 1Chronicles 3:4; 11:1-3; 12:23-40; 29:27 .Makes conquest of Jerusalem 2Samuel 5:6; 1Chronicles 11:4-8; Isaiah 29:1 .Builds a palace 2Samuel 5:11; 2Chronicles 2:3 .Friendship of, with Hiram, king of Tyre 2Samuel 5:11; 1Kings 5:1 .Prospered of God 2Samuel 5:10; 1Chronicles 11:9 .Fame of 1Chronicles 14:17 .Philistines make war against, and are defeated by him 2Samuel 5:17, 25 .Assembles thirty-thousand men to escort the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with music and thanksgiving 2Samuel 6:1-5

.Uzzah is struck down when he attempts to steady the ark of the covenant 2Samuel 6:6-11 .David is terrified, and leaves the ark at the house of Obed-edom 2Samuel 6:9-11 .After three months, David brings the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with dancing and great joy 2Samuel 6:12-16; 1Chronicles 13 .Organized the tabernacle service 1Chronicles 9:22; 15:16-24; 16:4-6, 37-43 .Offers sacrifice, distributes gifts, and blesses the people 2Samuel 6:17-19 .Michal rebukes him for his religious enthusiasm 2Samuel 6:20-23 .Desires to build a temple, is forbidden, but receives God's promise that his seed should reign forever 2Samuel 7:12-16; 23:5; 1Chronicles 17:11-14; 2Chronicles 6:16; Psalms 89:3, 4; 132:11, 12; Acts 15:16; Romans 15:12 .Interpretation and fulfillment of this prophecy Acts 13:22, 23 .At this time, probably, David writes Psalms 15; 16; 24; 101; 138

.Conquers the Philistines, Moabites, and Syria 2Samuel 8 .Treats Mephibosheth, the lame son of Saul, with great kindness 2Samuel 9:6; 19:24-30 .Sends commissioners with a message of sympathy to Hanun, son of the king of Ammon; the message is misinterpreted, and commissioners treated with indignity; David retaliates by invading, and defeats the combined armies of the Ammonites and Syrians 2Samuel 10; 1Chronicles 19 .Probably writes Psalms 18; 20; 21 .Commits adultery with Bath-sheba 2Samuel 11:2-5 .Wickedly causes the death of Uriah 2Samuel 11:6-25 .Takes Bath-sheba to be his wife 2Samuel 11:26, 27 .Is rebuked by the prophet Nathan 2Samuel 12:1-14 .Repents of his crime and confesses his guilt Psalms 6; 32; 38; 39; 40; 51 .Is chastised with grievous affliction on account of his crime Psalms 38; 41; 69 .Death of his infant son (born from Bath-sheba) 2Samuel 12:15-23 .Solomon is born to 2Samuel 12:24, 25 .Ammonites defeated and tortured 2Samuel 12:26-31 .Amnon's crime, his murder by Absalom, and Absalom's flight 2Samuel 13 .Absalom's return 2Samuel 14:1-24 .Absalom's usurpation 2Samuel 14; 15 .David's flight from Jerusalem 2Samuel 15:13-37

.He probably writes, at this time Psalms 5; 7; 26; 61; 63; 69; 70; 86; 143 .Shimei curses him 2Samuel 16 .Crosses the Jordan River 2Samuel 17:21-29 .Absalom's defeat and death 2Samuel 18 .Laments the death of Absalom 2Samuel 18:33; 19:1-4 .Rebuked by Joab 2Samuel 19:5-7 .David rebukes the priests for not showing loyalty amid the complaints of the people against him 2Samuel 19:9-15 .Shimei begs for clemency 2Samuel 19:16-23 .Mephibosheth begs for the king's favor 2Samuel 19:24-30 .Barzillai rewarded 2Samuel 19:31-40 .Judah accused by the ten tribes of stealing him away 2Samuel 19:41-43 .Returns to Jerusalem 2Samuel 20:1-3 .At this time, probably, David composes Psalms 27; 66; 122; 144 .Sheba's conspiracy against David, and his death 2Samuel 20 .Makes Amasa general 2Samuel 19:13 .Amasa is killed 2Samuel 20:4-10

.Consigns seven sons of Saul to the Gibeonites to be killed to atone for Saul's persecution of the Gibeonites 2Samuel 21:1-14 .Buries Saul's bones, and the bones of his sons 2Samuel 21:12-14 .Defeats the Philistines 2Samuel 21:15-22; 1Chronicles 20:4-8 .Takes the military strength of Israel without divine authority, and is reproved 2Samuel 24; 1Chronicles 21; 27:24 .Probably composes Psalms 30; 131 .Marries Abishag 1Kings 1:1-4 .Probably composes Psalms 19; 111 .Adonijah usurps the sceptre; Solomon appointed to the throne 1Kings 1; 1Chronicles 23:1 .Delivers his charge to Solomon 1Kings 2:1-11; 1Chronicles 22:6-19; 28; 29 .Probably composes Psalms 23; 145 .Last words of 2Samuel 23:1-7 .Death of 1Kings 2:10; 1Chronicles 29:28; Acts 2:29, 30 .Sepulchre of Acts 2:29 .Age of, at death 2Samuel 5:4, 5; 1Chronicles 29:28 .Length of reign, forty years 1Kings 2:11; 1Chronicles 29:27, 28 .Wives of 2Samuel 3:2-5 .Children born .At Hebron 2Samuel 3:2-5; 1Chronicles 3:4

.At Jerusalem 2Samuel 5:14-16; 1Chronicles 3:5-8; 14:4-7 .Descendants of 1Chronicles 3 .Civil and military officers of 2Samuel 8:16-18 .See CABINET .Lists of his heroes, and of their exploits 2Samuel 23; 1Chronicles 11; 12:23-40.Devoutness of 2Samuel 6:5, 1Samuel 13:14; 14, 18; 7:18-29; 8:11; 24:25; 1Kings 3:14; 1Chronicles 17:16-27; 29:10; 2Chronicles 7:17; Zechariah 12:8; Psalms 6; 7; 11; 13; 17; 22; 26; 27:7-14; 28; 31; 35; 37 .Justice in the administration of 2Samuel 8:15; 1Chronicles 18:14 .Discreetness of 1Samuel 18:14, 30

.Meekness of 1Samuel 24:7; 26:11; 2Samuel 16:11; 19:22, 23 .Merciful 2Samuel 19:23 .David as musician 1Samuel 16:21-23; 1Chronicles 15:16; 23:5; 2Chronicles 7:6; 29:26; Nehemiah 12:36; Amos 6:5 .David as poet 2Samuel 22 .See PSALMS OF DAVID .David as prophet 2Samuel 23:2-7; 1Chronicles 28:19; Matthew 22:41-46; Acts 2:25-38; 4:25 .Type of Christ Psalms 2; 16; 18:43; 69:7-9 .Jesus called son of Matthew 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 20:30, 31; 21:9; 22:42; Mark 10:47, 48; Luke 18:37, 39 .Prophecies concerning him and his kingdom Numbers 24:17, 19; 2Samuel 7:11-16; 1Chronicles 17:9-14; 22; 2Chronicles 6:5-17; 13:5; 21:7; Psalms 89:19-37; Isaiah 9:7; 16:5; 22:20-25; Jeremiah 23:5; 33:15-26; Luke 1:32, 33 .Chronicles of, written by Samuel, Nathan, and Gad 1Chronicles 29:29, 30

-2. A prophetic name for Christ Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:23, 24; 37:24, 25; Hosea 3:5

-A creative period Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31; 2:2

-Divided into twelve hours John 11:9

-Prophetic 2Peter 3:8; Daniel 8:14; 9:24-27; 12:11, 12; Revelation 11:3; 9:15; 12:6

-Six working days ordained Exodus 20:9; Ezekiel 46:1

-Th sixth day of the week called preparation day John 19:14, Mark 15:42; 31, 42

-The first day of the week called the Lord's day Revelation 1:10

-Day's journey, eighteen or twenty miles Exodus 3:18; 1Kings 19:4; Jonah 3:4

-Sabbath day's journey, about two-thousand paces Acts 1:12

-The seventh of the week ordained as a day of rest .See SABBATH

-Times of adversity called Day of the Lord Isaiah 2:12; 13:6, 9; 34:8; Jeremiah 46:10; Lamentations 2:22; Ezekiel 30:3; Amos 5:18; Joel 2:1; Obadiah 1:15; Zephaniah 1:8, 18; 2:2, 3; Zechariah 14:1

-JUDGMENT .Called THE DAY OF THE LORD Malachi 4:5; 1Corinthians 5:5; 2Corinthians 1:14; 1Thessalonians 5:2; 2Peter 3:10 .See JUDGMENT .A figure of spiritual illumination Proverbs 4:18; 1Thessalonians 5:8

-A mediator Job 9:33

-Figurative of spiritual life 2Peter 1:19

-(Servant, waiter) -(One charged with the temporal affairs of the local congregation) -Selected by the people Acts 6:1-6

-Characteristics of 1Timothy 3:8-13

-The Greek word (diakonos) translated "deacon" means servant, and is so translated in Matthew 23:11; John 12:26

-Also translated "minister," Mark 10:43; 1Corinthians 3:5; 1Thessalonians 3:2

-(R. V., margin) Romans 16:1

-Raised to life, see Hebrews 11:35

-INSTANCES OF .The son of the widow of Zarephath 1Kings 17:17-23 .The Shunammite woman's son 2Kings 4:32-37 .The young man laid in Elisha's grave 2Kings 13:21 .The widow's son Luke 7:12-15 .Jairus' daughter Luke 8:49-55 .Lazarus John 11:43, 44 .Dorcas Acts 9:37-40 .Eutychus Acts 20:9-12 .Prepared for burial by washing Acts 9:37 .Anointing Matthew 26:12 .Wrapping in linen Matthew 27:59 .Burned .See CREMATION .Burnings of incense made for 2Chronicles 16:14; 21:19; Jeremiah 34:5
.See BURIAL
.See CREMATION
.See EMBALMING

-UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Job 3:13-19; 14:11-15, 21; 17:13-16; Psalms 6:5; 30:9; 49:15; 88:10-12; 115:17; Proverbs 21:16; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6; Ezekiel 32:31; Daniel 12:2; Luke 9:30, 31; 16:19-31; 20:35, 36; 23:43; John 11:25
.See BURIAL
.See DEATH
.See MOURNING
.See RESURRECTION
.See RIGHTEOUS, PROMISES TO
.See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

-(Lies southeast of Jerusalem) -Called SALT SEA Genesis 14:3; Numbers 34:12

-SEA OF THE PLAIN Deuteronomy 3:17; 4:49; Joshua 3:16

-EAST SEA Joel 2:20

-FORMER SEA Zechariah 14:8

-Prophecy concerning Ezekiel 47:7-10, 18

-Law concerning Leviticus 19:14

-Inflicted by God Exodus 4:11

-Miraculous cure of Matthew 11:5; Mark 7:32; 9:25

-FIGURATIVE .Of moral insensibility Isaiah 6:10; 29:18; 35:5; Ezekiel 12:2; Matthew 13:15; John 12:40; Acts 28:26, 27
.See BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL
.See CONSCIENCE, DEAD
.See IMPENITENCE
.See OBDURACY

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