בס״ד

Kavanot: Divrei Hayamim

Thoughts on Tanach and the Davening

Passages relevant to the life of David

The Shiurim column lists only the shiurim where I explicitly use the text of דברי הימים; when I don’t feel it adds anything to my discussion of ספר שמואל I don’t bring it in.

דברי הימים א פרק ב Shiurim
9-17 David’s family David’s Election
דברי הימים א פרק ג
1-9 David’s children The Mystery of Absalom’s Mother
דברי הימים א פרק ד
24-43 Shimon’s settlement What Happens in Ziklag
דברי הימים א פרק ה
30-41 Cohanim
דברי הימים א פרק ו
16-34 Leviim appointed by David
דברי הימים א פרק ט
39-44 Saul’s family
דברי הימים א פרק י
1-5 Saul falls in battle Mirror, Mirror
13-15 Saul’s sins Mirror, Mirror
דברי הימים א פרק יא
1-3 David is anointed king by the people The Once and Future King
4-9 David conquers Jerusalem The Battle of Jerusalem
10-47 David’s officers and their adventures
דברי הימים א פרק יב
1-23 David’s mercenary army in the days of Saul I Need a Hero
24-41 David’s army in Hebron The Once and Future King
דברי הימים א פרק יג
1-14 David tries to bring the ark to Jerusalem A Shocking Development
דברי הימים א פרק יד
1-2 Hiram acknowledges David
3-12 David defeats the Philistines
13-15:2 David defeats the Philistines
דברי הימים א פרק טו
3-29 David brings the ark to Jerusalem Separation of Church and State and Riders of the Lost Ark
דברי הימים א פרק טז
1-7 David brings the ark to Jerusalem In Perfect Harmony
8-36 David’s psalm for bringing the ark to Jerusalem In Perfect Harmony
37-43 The tabernacle remains in Givon In Perfect Harmony
דברי הימים א פרק יז
1-2 David wants to build the Temple
3-15 Nathan tells David his son will build the Temple
16-27 David’s prayer
דברי הימים א פרק יח
1-8 David’s wars of conquest
9-17 David’s empire
דברי הימים א פרק יט
1-19 David defeats Aram and Ammon
דברי הימים א פרק כ
1-8 David finally defeats the Philistines It Goes Without Saying
דברי הימים א פרק כא
1-7 The census
8-12 David’s punishment
13-15 David’s choice
16-30 David builds an altar in the threshing-floor of Araunah
דברי הימים א פרק כב
1 David decides that this will be the Temple
2-4 David gathers the material for the Temple
5-19 David charges Solomon with building the Temple
דברי הימים א פרק כג
1-32 The assignments of the Leviim in the Temple
דברי הימים א פרק כד
1-19 The mishmarot of the Cohanim in the Temple Secret Sanctuary
20-31 The rest of the Leviim in the Temple
דברי הימים א פרק כה-כו The mishmarot of the Leviim in the Temple
דברי הימים א פרק כז
1-31 The assignments of the Yisraelim in the Temple
32-34 David’s advisors
דברי הימים א פרק כח
1-10 David’s speech to the people
11-21 David gives the plans for the Temple to Solomon
דברי הימים א פרק כט
1-9 David solicits donations for the Temple
10-19 David’s prayer
20-25 David leads the service
26-30 Summary of David’s reign