“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 […]

“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 We’re told David did a special thing to commemorate Saul’s death. He was so moved he composed a […]

In the story about the Amalekite messenger killing Saul, we have a problem. It differs from the account of the same story in 1st Samuel 31. If you recall, in 1st Samuel 31, we’re told Saul didn’t get killed by anyone. Instead, he killed himself because his armor bearer refused to kill him, even though […]

“David asked him, ‘How is it that you weren’t afraid to raise your hand to destroy Adonai’s anointed?’”-2 Samuel 1:14 Let’s get back to David’s exchange with the young Amalekite messenger. After the boy told David how he had performed a mercy killing on Saul, David asked the boy the only question that mattered to […]

We’ve seen David do some pretty questionable things. And in the chapters ahead, we’ll watch him do even more horrible things he never intended to do in the first place. Yet despite his many flaws and failures, David will go down in history as one of the Bible heroes we should emulate in our walk […]