Today we begin 2nd Samuel Chapter Two. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. “After this, David consulted Adonai; he asked, ‘Should I go up into any of the cities of Y’hudah?‘ Adonai said to him, ‘Go up.’ David asked, ‘Where should I go up?’ He said, ‘To […]

“I grieve for you, my brother Y’honatan, you meant so much to me! Your love for me was deeper than the love of women.” -2 Samuel 1:26 Alrighty, there’s another issue I gotta address in David’s eulogy for Saul and Jonathan that frankly I don’t even wanna talk about. I’m referring to the verse where […]

“Mountains of Gilboa — may there be on you no dew, no rain, no fields with good crops; because there the shields of the heroes were dishonored, the shield of Sha’ul was no longer rubbed with oil.“ -2 Samuel 1:21 I wanna show you something interesting in the last part of verse 21. The Complete […]

“Mountains of Gilboa — may there be on you no dew, no rain, no fields with good crops; because there the shields of the heroes were dishonored, the shield of Sha’ul was no longer rubbed with oil.” -2 Samuel 1:21 Over the next couple of days, let’s take a look at this grand eulogy that […]

“Then David pronounced this lament over Sha’ul and over Y’honatan his son, in order to teach the people of Y’hudah [not to underestimate] archery (the lament has been written down in the book of Yashar):”-2 Samuel 1:17-18 In verse 18, we’re told that David’s beautiful eulogy was recorded in the SEFER YASHAR or the “Book […]