Daily Devotional

David delivered Keilah from the Philistinesverses 1-5

Then they told David

saying

BEHOLD – the Philistines fight against Keilah

and they rob the threshingfloors

THEREFORE David inquired of the LORD

saying

Shall I go and smite these Philistines?

And the LORD

said to David

Go – and smite the Philistines and save Keilah

And David’s men

said to him… Read More

David in cave Adullamverses 1-2

David therefore departed thence – and escaped to the cave Adullam

and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it

      they went down thither to him

And every one that was in distress – debt – discontented

gathered themselves to him

      and he became a captain over them

                  and there were with … Read More

David meets with Abimelech the priestverses 1-6

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest

and Ahimelech was AFRAID at the meeting of David

and said to him

      Why are you alone – and no man with you?

And David said to Ahimelech the priest

The king has commanded me a business

and has said to me

Let … Read More

David questions Jonathanverses 1-3

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah

and came and said before Jonathan

      What have I done?  What is mine iniquity?

      What is my sin before your father that he seeks my life?

And he said unto him – God forbid

You shalt not die

      BEHOLD – my father will do nothing either great or … Read More

Jonathan encourages Davidverses 1-3

And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son

and to all his servants that they should kill David

BUT Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David

and Jonathan told David – saying

Saul my father seeks to kill you – now therefore – I pray you

take heed to yourself until morning – and abide in … Read More

David befriends Jonathanverses 1-4

And it came to pass – when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul

that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David

      and Jonathan loved him as his own soul

And Saul took him that day

and would let him go no more home to his father’s house

Then … Read More

Israelites faced the Philistinesverses 1-3

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle

            and were gathered together at Shochoh – which belongs to Judah

                        and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah – in Ephes-dammim

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together

            and pitched by the valley of Elah

                        and set the battle in array against the … Read More

LORD sends Samuel to Bethlehemverse 1

And the LORD said to Samuel

How long will you mourn for Saul

seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel?

Fill your horn with oil and go

I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite

                        FOR I have provided ME a king among his sons

Samuel afraid of Saulverses 2-3… Read More

LORD commands utter destruction of Amalekitesverses 1-3

 Samuel also said to Saul

The LORD sent me to anoint you to be king over HIS people

over Israel – now therefore hearken thou unto the

voice of the words of the LORD

Thus says the LORD of hosts

            I remember that which Amalek did to Israel

                        how he laid wait … Read More

Jonathan goes to Philistinesverse 1

Now it came to pass on a day

that Jonathan the son of Saul said

to the young man that bare his armor

Come – and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison

that is on the other side

BUT he told not his father

Saul with 600 men and priestverses 2-3… Read More