The Life of David
The “Relevant תהילים” column was my original notes for these shiurim; for the actual discussion of each פרק, see the second table on the Sefer Tehilim page.
| ספרי נביאים | Relevant תהילים |
|---|---|
| שמואל א פרק טז | |
| 1-6 | Samuel ordered to anoint a new king |
| 7-23 | Anointment of David as singer to Saul |
| שמואל א פרק יז | |
| 1-11 | Goliath |
| 12-16 | David’s brothers go to war |
| 17-19 | David brings food to his brothers |
| 20-25 | David sees Goliath |
| 26-33 | David volunteers to fight |
| 34-36 | David’s history defending the flock |
| 37-44 | Goliath mocks David |
| 45-54 | David’s victory |
| 55-56 | Saul doesn’t remember David |
| שמואל א פרק יח | |
| 17:57-5 | David meets Jonathan |
| 6-9 | הכה שאול באלפיו, ודוד ברבבתיו |
| 10-13 | Saul tries to kill David |
| 14-16 | Everyone loves David |
| 17 | Saul proposes marrying Meirav to David |
| 18-24 | Saul proposes marrying Michal to David |
| 25-29 | …for a brideprice of 400 foreskins |
| 30 | David is a hero |
| שמואל א פרק יט | |
| 1-3 | Jonathan warns David |
| 4-7 | Jonathan defends David |
| 8-10 | Saul tries to kill David |
| 11-13 | Michal saves David |
| 14 | Michal’s cover story |
| 15-16 | Michal’s story is uncovered |
| 17-24 | Samuel defends David |
| שמואל א פרק כ | |
| 1-4 | David and Jonathan conspire |
| 5-8 | David’s plan to hide |
| 9 | Jonathan’s answer |
| 10-11 | Jonathan and David go outside to conspire |
| 12-17 | Jonathan agrees |
| 18-23 | Jonathan fleshes out the plan |
| 24-26 | Plan, day 1 |
| 27-29 | Plan, day 2 |
| 30-31 | Saul threatens to kill David |
| 32-33 | Jonathan defends David |
| 34 | Jonathan broods |
| 35-42 | The plan is implemented |
| שמואל א פרק כא | |
| 1-5 | David hides in Nob |
| 6-9 | David gets food and arms from Achimelech |
| 10-14 | David runs to Gath and feigns insanity |
| 15-16 | חסר משגעים אני? |
| שמואל א פרק כב | |
| 1-4 | David’s band of mercenaries |
| 5 | Gad’s message to David |
| 6-8 | Saul’s paranoia |
| 9-11 | Doeg betrays Achimelech |
| 12-13 | Saul confronts Achimelech |
| 14-17 | Achimelech defends himself |
| 18-23:3 | Massacre at Nob |
| שמואל א פרק כג | |
| 4-5 | David defends Keilah |
| 6-9 | Saul goes after David |
| 10-12 | David inquires of the ephod |
| 13-15 | David flees Keilah |
| 16-18 | Jonathan pledges loyalty to David |
| 19-29 | Saul goes after David |
| שמואל א פרק כד | |
| 1 | Saul is informed of David’s location |
| 2-7 | David does not kill Saul |
| 8-15 | David defends himself |
| 16-22 | Saul accepts David |
| שמואל א פרק כה | |
| 1 | Samuel dies |
| 2-31 | David meets Abigail |
| 32-43 | David marries Abigail |
| שמואל א פרק כו | |
| 25:44-7 | Saul goes after David |
| 8-25 | David does not kill Saul |
| שמואל א פרק כז | |
| 1-4 | David runs to Gath |
| 5-6 | David works for Achish |
| 7-12 | David is a Philistine mercenary |
| שמואל א פרק כח | |
| 1-2 | Philistines go to war against Israel |
| 3-16 | Saul consults the witch of Endor |
| 17-25 | Saul consults the ghost of Samuel |
| שמואל א פרק כט | |
| 1-3 | Philistines go to war against Israel |
| 3-5 | Philistines accuse David of disloyalty |
| 6-7 | David is dismissed |
| 8-11 | David leaves |
| שמואל א פרק ל | |
| 1-6 | Amalek attacks David’s home |
| 7-12 | David chases Amalek |
| 13-21 | David attacks Amalek |
| 22 | The stragglers disclaim the booty |
| 23-24 | David rewards them anyway |
| 25 | And makes it a permanent rule |
| 26-31 | David restores the stolen property |
| שמואל א פרק לא | |
| 1-7 | Saul and his sons fall in battle |
| 8-13 | Saul is buried |
| שמואל ב פרק א | |
| 1-12 | David finds out about Saul’s death |
| 13-16 | David kills the Amalekite |
| 17-27 | David’s elegy for Saul and Jonathan |
| שמואל ב פרק ב | |
| 1-4 | David reigns in Hebron |
| 5-7 | David courts the people of Gilead |
| 8-9 | Ish Bosheth reigns in the rest of Israel |
| 10-11 | Divided kingdom for 2 years |
| 12-3:1 | Civil war |
| שמואל ב פרק ג | |
| 2-5 | David’s children in Hebron |
| 6-11 | Abner threatens to defect to David |
| 12-13 | Abner defects to David |
| 14-30 | Joab assassinates Abner |
| 31-32 | David mourns Abner |
| 33-38 | David’s elegy for Abner |
| 38-39 | David wants to make amends |
| שמואל ב פרק ד | |
| 1-3 | Ish Bosheth hears of the assassination |
| 4-12 | Ish Bosheth is assassinated |
| שמואל ב פרק ה | |
| 1-2 | All the tribes ask David to rule |
| 3 | David reigns over all Israel |
| 4-10 | David conquers Jerusalem |
| 11-12 | David builds a palace |
| 13-16 | David’s children in Jerusalem |
| 17-22 | David defeats the Philistines |
| 23-25 | David defeats the Philistines |
| שמואל ב פרק ו | |
| 1-23 | David brings the ark to Jerusalem |
| דברי הימים א פרק ו | |
| 16-34 | Leviim appointed by David |
| שמואל ב פרק ז | |
| 1-3 | David wants to build the Temple |
| 4-17 | Nathan tells David his son will build the Temple |
| 18-29 | David’s prayer |
| שמואל ב פרק ח | |
| 1-8 | David’s wars of conquest |
| 9-18 | David’s kingdom |
| שמואל ב פרק ט | |
| 1-13 | David takes care of Saul’s grandson |
| שמואל ב פרק י | |
| 1-19 | David defeats Aram and Ammon |
| שמואל ב פרק יא | |
| 1 | The war with Ammon continues |
| 2-15 | David and Bathsheba |
| 16-24 | Uriah is sent to his death |
| 25-27 | David marries Bathsheba |
| שמואל ב פרק יב | |
| 1-6 | Nathan’s parable |
| 7-10 | Nathan accuses David |
| 11-12 | David’s punishment |
| 13-25 | David’s son dies |
| 26-31 | David defeats Ammon |
| שמואל ב פרק יג | |
| 1-22 | The rape of Tamar |
| 23-27 | Conspiracy against Amnon |
| 28-30 | Amnon is assassinated |
| 31 | David mourns Amnon |
| 32-33 | Jonadab consoles David |
| 34-39 | Absalom flees |
| שמואל ב פרק יד | |
| 1-4 | Joab tries to console David |
| 5-7 | The wise woman’s parable |
| 8-9 | David’s response |
| 10-11 | David vows to protect her |
| 13-17 | She asks again for protection |
| 18-20 | David realizes what’s going on |
| 21-23 | David asks to bring Absalom back |
| 24 | David doesn’t want to see Absalom |
| 25-17 | Absalom’s beauty |
| 28-30 | David refuses to see Absalom |
| 31-33 | Absalom asks for forgiveness |
| שמואל ב פרק טו | |
| 1-6 | Absalom undermines David |
| 6-9 | Absalom conspires against David |
| 10-18 | Absalom rebels against David |
| 19-24 | David flees Jerusalem |
| 25-26 | David has the ark return to Jerusalem |
| 27-37 | David recruits spies in Jerusalem |
| שמואל ב פרק טז | |
| 1-9 | Saul’s decendents help and hinder David |
| 10 | David accepts Shimei’s curses |
| 11-13 | Shimei continues cursing David |
| 14-19 | Absalom takes Jerusalem |
| 20-23 | Absalom takes David’s concubines |
| שמואל ב פרק יז | |
| 1-4 | Ahithophel’s plan |
| 5-6 | Absalom questions Hushai |
| 7-13 | Hushai’s plan |
| 14 | Absalom accepts Hushai’s plan |
| 15-20 | David’s spies are told the plan |
| 21-23 | David is told the plan and flees |
| 24-26 | The camps of David and Absalom |
| 27-18:3 | David prepares for war |
| שמואל ב פרק יח | |
| 4-18 | Civil war |
| 19-28 | Messengers are sent to David |
| 29-31 | The messengers arrive |
| 32 | David learns of Absalom’s death |
| שמואל ב פרק יט | |
| 1-5 | David mourns Absalom |
| 6-8 | Joab chides David |
| 9 | David remains in mourning |
| 10-11 | The people are disheartened |
| 12-21 | David returns to Jerusalem |
| 22 | Abishai wants to kill Shimei |
| 23-24 | David defends Shimei |
| 25-29 | Mephibosheth pledges loyalty to David |
| 30-31 | David accepts Mephibosheth |
| 32-38 | Barzillai pledges loyalty to David |
| 39-40 | David rewards Barzillai |
| 41-42 | David crosses the Jordan |
| 43 | The people of Judah argue with the rest of Israel |
| שמואל ב פרק כ | |
| 19:44-3 | Sheba rebels against David |
| 4-5 | David musters the people of Judah |
| 6-8 | Joab chases Sheba |
| 9-10 | Joab assassinates Amasa and tracks down Sheba |
| 20-22 | Sheba is killed |
| 23-25 | David’s officers |
| שמואל ב פרק כא | |
| 1-14 | Saul’s descendents are killed |
| 15-17 | David is too old to fight |
| 18 | War with the Philistines |
| 20-22 | The Philistines are defeated |
| שמואל ב פרק כב | |
| 1-51 | David’s shira |
| שמואל ב פרק כג | |
| 1-7 | David’s last psalm |
| 8-39 | David’s officers |
| שמואל ב פרק כד | |
| 1-2 | David plans a census |
| 3-10 | The census |
| 11-13 | Gad’s message to David |
| 14-16 | David chooses to be punished by G-d |
| 17 | David prays for forgiveness |
| 18-25 | David builds an altar in the threshing-floor of Araunah |
| מלכים א פרק א | |
| 1-31 | Adonijah declares himself heir to the throne |
| 32-53 | David declares Solomon heir to the throne |
| מלכים א פרק ב | |
| 1-5 | David’s instructions to Solomon |
| 7-10 | David dies |
| 11-12 | David’s reign |