DAVID'S TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES

TRIUMPH	TRAGEDY
God anointed David king of Israel when he was a boy. He defeated Goliath, married King Saul's daughter and became a hero in Saul's army ( 1 Sam 16:1-13; 17:1-58; 18:20-30 ).	King Saul became jealous of David's success. David was forced to flee and live the life of an outlaw until Saul's death ( 1 Sam 19:11; 21:11/19-25:1 ).
David became King of Judah and then King of the united 12 tribes of Israel ( 2 Sam 2:4 ).	David committed adultery with Bathsheba who became pregnant ( 2 Sam 11:4-11:5 ).
David conquered Jerusalem ( 2 Sam 5 ).	David arranged the death of Bathsheba's husband Uriah ( 2 Sam 11:17 ).
David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem ( 2 Sam 5:7; 1 Chr 15:25-16:3 ).	David confessed and repented his sin and God forgave him, but Bathsheba's child died ( 2 Sam 12:10, 13, 19 ).
God made a covenant with David promising that his throne will last forever ( 2 Samuel 7:16; 23:5; 1 Chr 17:16-27; 2 Chr 13:5; Sir 45:25; 47:11 ).	David failed to discipline his sons. His son Amnon committed the sin of rape and incest; he was murdered by David's son Absalom ( 2 Sam 13:14-29 ).
David defeated the Philistines ( 2 Sam 8:1 ).	David's son Absalom led a rebellion in an attempt to usurp David's throne. ( 2 Sam 16-17 ).
God called David "a man after God's own heart" ( 1 Sam 13:14 ). When David sinned, he always repented and returned to God. He completely committed himself to the will of God, and as God's "beloved" (the meaning of David's name) God used him to perform mighty acts for the sake of Israel. Scripture says David could boast that he stood "blameless" before God ( 2 Sam 22:24-26 ).	David's "beloved son" Absalom was murdered and David's throne was restored. It was a bitter victory for a heart-broken father ( 2 Sam 18:14, 15 ).
David defeated Moab, Ammon and Syria bringing lasting peace to Israel ( 2 Samuel 8:2-10:19 ).	David ignored Joab's advice and took a national census ( 2 Sam 24:2-15; 1 Chr 21:1-4 ).
To save his people from the judgment of a deadly plague, David offered to sacrifice himself and to relinquish God's covenant promise that his throne would endure forever ( 2 Sam 24:10-17; 1 Chr 21:1-5 ).	David's unauthorized census resulted in a deadly plague which infected the people ( 2 Sam 24:1-9; 15; 1 Chr 21:7-17 ).
David received a vision on Mt. Moriah and divine instructions to build God's sacrificial altar there ( 2 Sam 24:18-25; 1 Chr 21:18-28 ).	David wanted to build Yahweh a "house" in Jerusalem. God told David that he could not build the Temple because he was a "man of blood" ( 2 Sam 7:1-2; 1 Kgs 5:16 ).
God gave David plans for the Temple; he added music to the daily liturgy and organized the service schedule for the Levites and priests ( 1 Chr 16:1-42; chaps. 23-25; 28:11-19 ).
David anointed his son, Solomon, King of Israel (1 Kgs 1:28-40). It was the beginning of the Davidic dynasty that reached fulfillment in Christ the King (Mt 1:1; 1 Tim 6:14-15).
Michal E. Hunt Copyright © 2000; revised 2009 www.AgapeBibleStudy.com