I SAMUEL CHAPTER ONE
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1 Samuel 22
David goes to the cave of Abdulam. Then the people who are in trouble go to him: 400 men. Then he leaves his parents with the king of Moab. He is told by the prophet gad to go to the land of Judah. When Saul hears about that, he brings Ahimelech the priest and asks him why he helped David. The priest explains to him. But Saul asks his guards to kill Ahimelech and his family but they refuse. So he asks Doeg the Edomite to kill them and he kills 85 men who are priests and he strikes Nob the city of priests. He kills men and women and children and animals. One son of Ahimelech survives and goes to David.
David goes to the cave of Abdulam. Then the people who are in trouble go to him: 400 men. Then he leaves his parents with the king of Moab. He is told by the prophet gad to go to the land of Judah. When Saul hears about that, he brings Ahimelech the priest and asks him why he helped David. The priest explains to him. But Saul asks his guards to kill Ahimelech and his family but they refuse. So he asks Doeg the Edomite to kill them and he kills 85 men who are priests and he strikes Nob the city of priests. He kills men and women and children and animals. One son of Ahimelech survives and goes to David.
1 Samuel 23
According to what God tells him, David goes and fight against the philistines and kills many to rescue the inhabitants of Keilah. Saul wants to go to Keilah to fight against David. God tells him to flee so David tells him with his 600 men. And David goes to the wilderness. So Saul doesn’t go out to fight him. Saul tries to get David constantly but God prevents him to find him. Jonathan goes to find David and encourage him. He tells David that he will become king of Israel. So both men make another covenant. The men of Zip tell Saul that they will surrender David in his hands. So Saul goes to get David. At a time they are very close. But Saul hears that the Philistines have attacked Israel so Saul leaves to fight the Philistines.
According to what God tells him, David goes and fight against the philistines and kills many to rescue the inhabitants of Keilah. Saul wants to go to Keilah to fight against David. God tells him to flee so David tells him with his 600 men. And David goes to the wilderness. So Saul doesn’t go out to fight him. Saul tries to get David constantly but God prevents him to find him. Jonathan goes to find David and encourage him. He tells David that he will become king of Israel. So both men make another covenant. The men of Zip tell Saul that they will surrender David in his hands. So Saul goes to get David. At a time they are very close. But Saul hears that the Philistines have attacked Israel so Saul leaves to fight the Philistines.
1 Samuel 24
Once again Saul looks for David in the wilderness with 3000 men. There he goes to a cave to relieve himself not knowing that David and his men are in the same cave. David’s men tell David to kill Saul but he doesn’t want to kill the anointed of God so he just takes a piece of his coat. Then David speaks to Saul and tells him he could have killed him. And he asks God to judge both of us. Then Saul starts to weep loudly and he recognizes that David is more righteous than him and that he will become king of Israel. And he asks David to swear that he won’t kill any of his descendants; And after that Saul goes away.
Once again Saul looks for David in the wilderness with 3000 men. There he goes to a cave to relieve himself not knowing that David and his men are in the same cave. David’s men tell David to kill Saul but he doesn’t want to kill the anointed of God so he just takes a piece of his coat. Then David speaks to Saul and tells him he could have killed him. And he asks God to judge both of us. Then Saul starts to weep loudly and he recognizes that David is more righteous than him and that he will become king of Israel. And he asks David to swear that he won’t kill any of his descendants; And after that Saul goes away.
1 Samuel 25
Samuel dies. There is a rich man called Nabal but he was harsh and bad but his wife Abigail is discerning and beautiful. David sends some of his men to Nabal to tell him that they didn’t harm him when they could have done him and asks him for some food. But Nabal doesn’t care. David decides to go after Nabal with some of his men. One of Nabal’s servants tells Abigail what happened. So Abigail doesn’t say anything to her husband but she takes a big quantity of food and wine and brings them to David. David has in mind to kill all Nabal’s men. When he sees Abigail, she speaks to him and tells him not to shed blood. David thanks her and tells him he won’t kill anybody because of her. Finally God strikes Nabal who dies. So David marries Abigail: she becomes his second wife after Ahinoam.
Samuel dies. There is a rich man called Nabal but he was harsh and bad but his wife Abigail is discerning and beautiful. David sends some of his men to Nabal to tell him that they didn’t harm him when they could have done him and asks him for some food. But Nabal doesn’t care. David decides to go after Nabal with some of his men. One of Nabal’s servants tells Abigail what happened. So Abigail doesn’t say anything to her husband but she takes a big quantity of food and wine and brings them to David. David has in mind to kill all Nabal’s men. When he sees Abigail, she speaks to him and tells him not to shed blood. David thanks her and tells him he won’t kill anybody because of her. Finally God strikes Nabal who dies. So David marries Abigail: she becomes his second wife after Ahinoam.
1 Samuel 26
As usual Saul goes again to catch David showing that is word has no value and once again David shows how different he is by getting close to Saul when he is asleep in his camp and instead of killing him he takes his spear and his water jug. When David is at a certain distance of Saul’s camp, he calls out to the troops and to Abner the chief of the troops saying that Abner couldn’t assure the security of Saul telling about Saul’s spear and water jug. Then both David and Saul leave.
As usual Saul goes again to catch David showing that is word has no value and once again David shows how different he is by getting close to Saul when he is asleep in his camp and instead of killing him he takes his spear and his water jug. When David is at a certain distance of Saul’s camp, he calls out to the troops and to Abner the chief of the troops saying that Abner couldn’t assure the security of Saul telling about Saul’s spear and water jug. Then both David and Saul leave.
1 Samuel 27
David decides to go to the land of the Philistines with his 600 men hoping that Saul would stop looking for him. David asks for a city and he receives Ziklag. He lives in the land of the Philistines for a year and four months. He goes to fight against different people in the surroundings and kills everybody and gets for him the animals and the clothing. Thus he would serve the interests of the king of the land and this one thinks David will always do it.
David decides to go to the land of the Philistines with his 600 men hoping that Saul would stop looking for him. David asks for a city and he receives Ziklag. He lives in the land of the Philistines for a year and four months. He goes to fight against different people in the surroundings and kills everybody and gets for him the animals and the clothing. Thus he would serve the interests of the king of the land and this one thinks David will always do it.
1 Samuel 28
The Philistines go to war against Israel, David agrees to keep following the Philistine king Achish who appoints him as his permanent bodyguard. Samuel had died and Saul had removed the mediums and the fortune tellers from Israel. But Saul is afraid, he would like to ask God but God doesn’t want to answer him. So Saul asks his servants to find a medium because he wants to consult such a person. So he disguises himself so nobody can recognize him. But the woman doesn’t want because it is forbidden. But he says she won’t be guilty. Saul wants to speak to Samuel. When the woman sees “Samuel”, she starts being afraid because she understands that Saul is in front of her. Saul tells her not to be afraid. So the woman tells Saul what she sees and he recognizes “Samuel”. And the spirit tells him that he will die, he and his sons, the next day when he loses the battle against the Philistines.
The Philistines go to war against Israel, David agrees to keep following the Philistine king Achish who appoints him as his permanent bodyguard. Samuel had died and Saul had removed the mediums and the fortune tellers from Israel. But Saul is afraid, he would like to ask God but God doesn’t want to answer him. So Saul asks his servants to find a medium because he wants to consult such a person. So he disguises himself so nobody can recognize him. But the woman doesn’t want because it is forbidden. But he says she won’t be guilty. Saul wants to speak to Samuel. When the woman sees “Samuel”, she starts being afraid because she understands that Saul is in front of her. Saul tells her not to be afraid. So the woman tells Saul what she sees and he recognizes “Samuel”. And the spirit tells him that he will die, he and his sons, the next day when he loses the battle against the Philistines.
This situation reminds us of the Book of Job when a spirit speaks to one of the three associates of Job against Job when Satan is doing his best against him. Here again Saul has to removed all the mediums and fortune-tellers from Israel because they were against God’s law. Moreover, Samuel wasn’t allowed to speak to Saul when God left him because of his behavior. Then, he would speak to him through death, it is impossible! Besides, the woman describes what she sees in a vision, something which looks like Samuel when he was alive!
1 Samuel 30
When David goes to Ziklag, he finds the city in fire because it was attacked by the Amalekites, they had taken the women and everything. So the women and the children of David and his men had been taken away. And they begin to weep loudly. And david is very distressed. Then David asks God if he must pursue the Amalekites. And he receives a positive answer. So he goes after them. He finds a man who helps him find them. And david kills the Amalekites and gets back everything they had taken. And every man of David receives his share, those who went with him and those who stayed behind because they were too tired.
When David goes to Ziklag, he finds the city in fire because it was attacked by the Amalekites, they had taken the women and everything. So the women and the children of David and his men had been taken away. And they begin to weep loudly. And david is very distressed. Then David asks God if he must pursue the Amalekites. And he receives a positive answer. So he goes after them. He finds a man who helps him find them. And david kills the Amalekites and gets back everything they had taken. And every man of David receives his share, those who went with him and those who stayed behind because they were too tired.
As we have the possibility to compare the faithfulness of Job, Daniel and Samuel, we also have the possibility to compare the evolution of faithfulness of Saul, David and Solomon through the use of power. In fact, when people have power, they often start forgetting God and going in the wrong direction. It’s a question of time. Power is pervasive and destructive. It’s the same with wisdom if it’s not mixed with humility.
2 Samuel 1
David meets an Amalekite who was with Saul: he tells him about the death of Saul and his sons and he tells he killed Saul who told him to do so. But david asks one of his young men to kill him for having killed the anointed of God. Then David sings a dirge about the death of Saul and Jonathan.
David meets an Amalekite who was with Saul: he tells him about the death of Saul and his sons and he tells he killed Saul who told him to do so. But david asks one of his young men to kill him for having killed the anointed of God. Then David sings a dirge about the death of Saul and Jonathan.
2 Samuel 3
The war between the house of David and the house of Saul drags on but the house of David gets stronger and the house of Saul weaker. There is a dispute between the king of Israel and his military chief Abner so Abner decides to help David to get Israel. Abner and David make a covenant but David asks Abner to give him his wife, Saul’s daughter. But Joab, the military chief of David kills Abner without telling David because he had killed his brother. And David buries Abner and makes everybody know that he has nothing to do with Abner’s death.
The war between the house of David and the house of Saul drags on but the house of David gets stronger and the house of Saul weaker. There is a dispute between the king of Israel and his military chief Abner so Abner decides to help David to get Israel. Abner and David make a covenant but David asks Abner to give him his wife, Saul’s daughter. But Joab, the military chief of David kills Abner without telling David because he had killed his brother. And David buries Abner and makes everybody know that he has nothing to do with Abner’s death.