December 18, 2020 2 Samuel 14:21-43 Absalom Returns 21 Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now, I [l]will certainly do this thing; go then, bring back the young man Absalom.” 22 And Joab fell…
December 17, 2020 2 Samuel 14:12-20 12 Then the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.” 13 The woman said, “Why then…
December 16, 2020 2 Samuel 14:1-11 The Woman of Tekoa 14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was drawn toward Absalom. 2 So Joab sent a messenger to Tekoa and [a]brought a wise woman from…
December 15, 2020 2 Samuel 13:24-39 Absalom Avenges Tamar 24 And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; may the king and his servants please…
December 14, 2020 2 Samuel 13:16-23 15 Then Amnon hated her with a very great hatred; indeed, the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which…
December 12, 2020 2 Samuel 13:1-14 Amnon and Tamar 13 Now it was after this that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of…
December 11, 2020 2 Samuel 12:26-31 War Again 26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city. 27 Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I…
December 9, 2020 2 Samuel 12:15-25 Loss of a Child Later the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s [k]widow bore to David, so that he was very sick. 16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child; and…
December 5, 2020 2 Samuel 12:1-15 Nathan Rebukes David 12 Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and [a]said, “There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the…
December 4, 2020 2 Samuel 11:14-27 14 So in the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 He had written in the letter [h]the following: “[i]Station Uriah on…