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Saul is dead but David is not yet king over all of Israel. As the chapter begins “Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew steadily stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker continually” (2nd Sam. 3:1). Most of Saul’s sons are dead but David’s family is growing.
Thought Questions
How many wives does David have at this time?
Why did David marry a Caananite woman?
Was David breaking a Torah command in this case?
Did Abner sleep with Saul’s concubine?
Was Abner the power behind Ishboseth’s throne?
What was Abner’s response?
What does Judah have to do with this?
How did Abner pronounce a curse upon himself?
Did God need Abner’s help to bring the people to David?
Why was David even entertaining Abner’s ideas?
Who was Michal?
Who was her second husband?
Did he love Michal?
Did Michal love him or did she love David more?
Why does she have to be brought back?
Why did Joab kill Abner?
Was that killer justified?
Why didn’t David put Joab on trial?
Did David ever punish Joab?
Was David a coward for not executing Joab?
Did God allow any of David’s curses to fall on Joab and his family?
Reader: Joshua Brady. Speaker: Daniel Agee.