Archives for September 2025

“M’fivoshet the son of Sha’ul came down to meet the king. He hadn’t cared for his legs, trimmed his beard or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he came home in peace.”-2 Samuel 19:25 I want to remind you that after David’s victory over his rebellious son, Absalom, […]

“Avishai the son of Tz’ruyah answered, ‘Shouldn’t Shim‘i be put to death for this? After all, he cursed Adonai’s anointed ruler!’  But David said, ‘What do I have in common with you, you sons of Tz’ruyah? Why have you become my adversaries today? Should anyone in Isra’el be put to death today? Don’t I know […]

“Shim‘i the son of Gera, the Binyamini from Bachurim, hurried and came down with the men of Y’hudah to meet King David.”-2 Samuel 19:17 When David arrived at the riverbank of the Jordan, he was greeted by none other than Shimei, the cantankerous old man who had cursed David when he was fleeing Jerusalem. Interestingly, […]

“The king started back and arrived at the Yarden, while Y’hudah came to Gilgal in order to meet the king and bring the king over the Yarden.”-2 Samuel 19:16 As David returns to Jerusalem, he once again bumps into Shimei. He was the old man from the tribe of Benjamin who, just a few weeks […]

“The king started back and arrived at the Yarden, while Y’hudah came to Gilgal in order to meet the king and bring the king over the Yarden.”-2 Samuel 19:16 I wanna kick things off with a couple of quiz questions today. Where was Saul first anointed king of Saul? Where did Samuel later take the […]