1 The Amalekite, who brought tidings of the overthrow, and accused himself of Saul's death, is slain.
17 David laments Saul and Jonathan with a song.
1 David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron, where he is made king of Judah.
5 He commends them of Jabesh-gilead for their kindness to Saul.
8 Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel.
12 A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men.
18 Asahel is slain.
25 At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat.
32 Asahel's burial.
1 During the war David still waxes stronger.
2 Six sons are born to him in Hebron.
6 Abner, displeased with Ish-bosheth,
7 revolts to David.
13 David requires as a condition to bring him his wife Michal.
17 Abner, having communed with the Israelites, is feasted by David, and dismissed.
22 Joab returning from battle, is displeased with the king, and kills Abner.
28 David curses Joab;
31 and mourns for Abner.
1 The Israelites being troubled at the death of Abner,
2 Baanah and Rechab slay Ish-bosheth, and bring his head to Hebron.
9 David causes them to be slain, and Ish-bosheth's head to be buried.
1 The tribes come to Hebron and anoint David over Israel.
4 David's age.
6 He taking Zion from the Jebusites, dwells in it.
11 Hiram sends to David.
13 Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem.
17 David, directed by God, smites the Philistines at Baal-perazim;
22 and again at the mulberry trees.
1 David fetches the ark from Kirjath-jearim on a new cart.
6 Uzzah is smitten at Perez-uzzah.
9 God blesses Obed-edom for the ark.
12 David brings the ark into Zion with sacrifices, and dances before it; for which Michal despises him.
17 He places it in a tabernacle with great joy and feasting.
20 Michal, reproving David for his religious joy, is childless to her death.
1 Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house,
4 after by the word of God forbids him.
12 God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed.
18 David's prayer and thanksgiving.
1 David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites.
3 He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians.
9 Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him.
11 The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God.
14 He puts garrisons in Edom.
16 David's officers.
1 David by Ziba sends for Mephibosheth.
7 For Jonathan's sake he entertains him at his table, and restores him all that was Saul's.
9 He makes Ziba his farmer.
1 David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun the son of Nahash, are villanously treated.
6 The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai.
15 Shobach, making a new supply of the Syrians at Helam, is slain by David.
1 While Joab besieges Rabbah, David commits adultery with Bath-sheba.
6 Uriah, sent for by David to cover the adultery, would not go home.
14 He carries to Joab the letter of his death.
18 Joab sends the news thereof to David.
26 David takes Bath-sheba to wife.
1 Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge.
7 David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned.
15 David mourns and prays for the child while it lives.
24 Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah.
26 David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof.
1 Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her.
15 He hates her, and shamefully turns her away.
19 Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose.
23 At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon.
31 David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab.
37 Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur.
1 Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah by a parable to incline the king's heart to fetch home Absalom, brings him to Jerusalem.
25 Absalom's beauty, hair, and children.
28 After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab.
1 Absalom, by fair speeches and courtesies, steals the hearts of Israel.
7 Under pretence of a vow, he obtains leave to go to Hebron.
10 He makes there a great conspiracy.
13 David upon the news flees from Jerusalem.
19 Ittai will not leave him.
24 Zadok and Abiathar are sent back with the ark.
30 David and his company go up mount Olivet weeping.
31 He curses Ahithophel's counsel.
32 Hushai is sent back with instructions.
1 Ziba, by presents and false suggestions, obtains his master's inheritance.
5 At Bahurim Shimei curse David.
9 David with patience abstains, and restrains others, from revenge.
15 Hushai insinuates himself into Absalom's counsel.
20 Ahithophel's counsel.
1 Ahithophel's counsel is overthrown by Hushai's, according to God's appointment.
15 Secret intelligence is sent unto David.
23 Ahithophel hangs himself.
25 Amasa is made captain.
27 David at Mahanaim is furnished with provisions.
1 David viewing the armies in their march gives them charge of Absalom.
6 The Israelites are sorely smitten in the wood of Ephraim.
9 Absalom, hanging in an oak is slain by Joab, and cast into a pit.
18 Absalom's place.
19 Ahimaaz and Cushi bring tidings to David.
33 David mourns for Absalom.
1 Joab causes the king to cease his mourning.
9 The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back.
11 David sends to the priests to incite them of Judah.
18 Shimei is pardoned;
24 Mephibosheth excused;
32 Barzillai dismissed, and Chimham his son taken into the king's family.
41 The Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing home the king without them.
1 By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba makes a party in Israel.
3 David's ten concubines are put in confinement for life.
4 Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab.
14 Joab pursues Sheba unto Abel.
16 A wise woman saves the city by Sheba's head.
23 David's officers.
1 The three years' famine for the Gibeonites ceases, by hanging seven of Saul's sons.
10 Rizpah's kindness unto the dead.
12 David buries the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his father's sepulchre.
15 Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four valiants of David slay four giants.
1 David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's powerful deliverance, and manifold blessings.
1 David, in his last words, professes his faith in God's promises to be beyond sense or experience.
6 The different state of the wicked.
8 A catalogue of David's mighty men.
1 David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people.
5 The captains, in nine months and twenty days, bring the muster of thirteen hundred thousand fighting men.
10 David repents, and having three plagues propounded by God, chooses the three days' pestilence.
15 After the death of three score and ten thousand, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem.
18 David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor; where having sacrificed, the plague stays.
