2 Samuel 22:1-51 David’s Son to the Lord God, When He saved David from His Enemies

David’s Son to the Lord God, When He saved David from His Enemies

2 Samuel 22:1-51      The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

David [spoke] the words of this song to the Lord [God,] [on] the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, & out of the hand of Saul. And [king David] said, The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, & my deliverer.

* My God [is] my Rock, & I will trust in Him. He is my shield, & the horn of my Salvation, my high tower, my refuge, & my [Savior.] You [saved] me from violence. [*Luke 1:68-70 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He has visited, & redeemed His people, & has raised up a horn of Salvation for us in the house of His servant, David; [like] He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, [who] have been since the world began.]

I will call on the Lord, Who is worthy to be praised: so I shall be saved from [my] enemies. When the waves of death [encircled] me, & the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; the sorrows of hell [surrounded all around] me; & the [traps] of death [confronted] me. I called to the Lord & cried [out] to my God, in my distress, & He [heard] my voice out of His temple, & my [out] cry [entered] His ears.

Then, the earth shook & trembled; & the foundations of heaven moved & shook, because He was [angry.] Smoke went up [from] His nostrils there, & fire [from] His mouth devoured, & coals were kindled, [a.k.a. lit,] by it.

[Hebrews 12:28-29 [For this reason,] we [receive] a kingdom [that] can’t be [removed.] Let us have grace, [by which] we may serve God acceptably with reverence, & Godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.]

He also [bent] the heavens [down,] & also came down; & darkness was under His feet. And He rode upon a cherub, [& flew,] & He was seen upon the wings of the wind. [Exodus 20:21-23 And the people stood [far away,] & Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

And the Lord said to Moses, You shall say [this] to the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. You shall not make [for] Me gods of silver, & neither shall you make [yourselves] gods of gold.]

And [the Lord God] made [the dark] pavilions [covering] [all around] Him, dark waters, & thick clouds [in] the skies. Through the brightness before Him, coals of fire were [ignited.]

The Lord thundered from heaven, & the Most High uttered His voice. He sent out arrows, & scattered [the enemy,] [with] lightning, & [defeated] them. And at: the [rebuke] of the Lord, & the blast of breath [from] His nostrils, the channels of the sea appeared, & the foundations of the world were discovered.

[Exodus 15:8-10 And with the blast of Your nostrils, the waters were gathered together. The [flood waters] stood upright [like a] heap, & the depths were congealed, [a.k.a. changed from liquid form to solid,] in the heart of the sea.

The enemy said, I will pursue, & I will overtake [them.] I will divide the [plunder.] My lusts shall be satisfied upon them. I will draw my sword, & my hand shall destroy them. You [blew] with your wind, & the sea covered them. They sank [like] lead in the mighty waters.]

He sent from above, & [the Lord God,] took me; & He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from: my strong [enemies, & those who] hated me, [because] they were too strong for me. They [confronted] me [on] the day of my calamity; but the Lord was my [strong support.]

He also brought me [out] into a large place, & He delivered me, because He delighted in me. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness, & He [has repaid] me according to the cleanness of my hands.

For I have kept the [Lord’s] ways, & haven’t departed wickedly from my God. For all His judgments were before me, & I didn’t depart from His [mandates.] I was also upright before Him, & have kept myself from [my] iniquity. Therefore, the Lord [has rewarded] me according to: my righteousness; & my cleanness in His sight.

With [those who are] merciful, You, [will show] Yourself, merciful. And with the upright man, You [will show] Yourself, upright.  With [those who are] pure, You, [will show] Yourself, pure.

With [those who are] [devious,] You, [will show] Yourself [as] [shrewd.] You [will] save the afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the [arrogant, & proud, so] You [may] bring them down, [a.k.a. humble them.]

For You [are] my Lamp, O Lord, & the Lord [God] will [turn my darkness into light.] For by You, my God, You have [allowed] [me] to run through a troop, & to leap over a wall. For [God’s] way is perfect; & the Word of the Lord is [tested.]

[The Lord God is a shield] to all [those who] trust in Him. For Who is God [except for] the Lord? Who is a Rock, [except for] our God? God is my strength & power; & He makes my [ways] perfect.

He [makes] my feet like [the hind feet of deer,] & [puts] me upon my high places. [The Lord God teaches] my hands [how] to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by [my] arms. You [have] also given me the shield of Your Salvation; & Your gentleness [has] made me great.

You [have] enlarged [the path] under me, so that my feet don’t slip. I have pursued & destroyed [my] enemies; & [I didn’t] [return] [back] again, until I had consumed them. And I have wounded them, & have [destroyed] them, [so] that they couldn’t arise.

[Yes,] they [have] fallen under my feet. For You [have strapped] me with strength [for] battle. [Those who] rose up against me, You [have put] under [my control.] Also, You [have] given me the necks of [my] enemies, so I might destroy [those who] hate me.

[Psalm 44:5-7 Through You, we will push down our enemies. Through Your Name, we will [trample those] under [who] rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, & neither shall my sword save me. But You have saved us from our enemies, & have put them to shame [who] hated us.]

They looked, but there was [no one] to save [them; & they] even [looked] to the Lord, but He [didn’t] answer them. Then, I beat them as [fine] as the dust of the earth. I [stomped] [on] them, [like] the [mud] of the street, & spread them [around.]

You [have] also delivered me from [the disputes] of my people. You [have] kept me to be [in charge over] the heathen: a people which I [didn’t know,] shall serve Me. [Romans 10:9-13 That if you shall confess with your mouth, the Lord Jesus, & shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

For with the heart, man believes [leading to] righteousness, & with the mouth, confession is made [leading to] Salvation. For the scripture says, [Whoever] believes [in] Him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew, & the Greek, [a.k.a. Gentile;] for the same Lord over all is rich to all [who] call upon Him. For [whoever] shall call upon the Name of the. Lord, shall be saved.]

Strangers, [a.k.a. Foreigners,] shall [bow] themselves to Me; & as soon as they hear [about Me,] they shall [obey] Me. [Foreigners] shall [hide] away, & they shall be afraid [to come] out of their [hiding] places.

The Lord [Lives,] & blessed be my Rock; & exalted be the God, the Rock of my Salvation. It is God [Who avenges] me, & [brings] down the people under me. And [Who brings] me [out] from [my] enemies.

You [have] also lifted me up on high above [those who] rose up against me. You [have] delivered me from the violent [men.] Therefore, I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the heathen, & I will sing praises to Your Name.

*[The Lord God] is the tower of Salvation for [me,] His king, & [displays] mercy to David, His anointed, & to his seed, [a.k.a. offspring, & descendants,] forever more. [Revelation 22:16-17 I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I Am the Root & the offspring of David & the Bright & Morning Star. And the Spirit & the bride say, Come. And let him [who] hears say, Come. And let him [who is thirsty,] come. And [whoever] [is] [willing,] let him take the Water of Life freely.]

2 Samuel 21:1-22 The 3 Years of Famine During David’s Reign

 

The 3 Years of Famine During David’s Reign

2 Samuel 21:1-22       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

[During] the days of David, there was a famine [for] 3 years [in a row.] And David [inquired from] the Lord [God.] And the Lord answered, [The famine] is for Saul, & his bloody, [a.k.a. blood thirsty,] house, because he [killed] the Gibeonites.

And king [David] called the Gibeonites, & [talked] to them. (Now, the Gibeonites were not of the children, [a.k.a. people] of Israel, but [were] [remaining from] the Amorites. The [people] of Israel had sworn [to protect] them, & Saul [tried to kill] them in his zeal [for] the [people] of Israel & Judah.)

[For this reason,] David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? [How] shall I make atonement, [so] you may bless the inheritance of the Lord? And the Gibeonites said to [king David,] We [don’t want any] silver or gold of [Saul’s] nor his house, [a.k.a. family,] & neither [shall] you kill any man in Israel for us.

And [king David] said, What shall you say, that I [should] do for you? They answered the king, Let 7 of [Saul’s] sons, [a.k.a. male descendants,] be delivered to us, [since] he is the man [who] consumed us, & [plotted] against us, [to destroy us] from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel.

We will hang them up [before] the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord [chose.] And king [David] said, I will give them [to you.] But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, [Saul’s] son, because of the oath David & Jonathan made between them, & the [Lord.]

But king [David] took 2 [of] the sons of Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, whom she [bore] to Saul, Armoni & Mephibosheth; & the 5 sons, whom Michal [a.k.a. Merab, Saul’s] daughter, brought up for Adriel, [Barzillai’s] son, the Meholathite. [1 Samuel 18:17-19 And Saul said to David, [See,] my elder daughter, Merab, I will give her [to] you to [marry as your] wife. Only, you be valiant for me, & fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said, [Don't] let [my] hand be upon [David,] but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. And David said to Saul, Who am I? And what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be [the] son-in-law to the king? But it [happened] at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, to [marry as his] wife.]

But king [David] delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, & they [hung] them [on] the hill before the Lord. And all 7 fell, [a.k.a. died,] together, & were put to death [during] the 1st days, in the beginning of [the] barley harvest.

And Rizpah, [Aiah’s] daughter, took sackcloth, & spread it for [herself] upon the rock. [Rizpah didn’t] [allow] the birds of the air to rest on them, [a.k.a. the corpses of Saul's descendants, during the] day, nor [the wild animals] of the field by night, from the beginning of the harvest until [rain] dropped upon them [from] heaven.

And David was told what Rizpath, the daughter of Aiah, [Saul’s mistress,] had done. And David went & took [Saul’s & Jonathan’s] bones from the men of Jabesh Gilead, [who] had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had [hung] them, [after they] had [killed] Saul in Gilboa.

And [king David] brought up the bones of Saul, Jonathan, [Saul's] son, & they gathered the bones of [those who] were [hung.] And they buried the bones of Saul & Jonathan, his son, in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the [tomb] of Kish, [Saul’s] father.

And they [did] all that king [David] commanded. After that, [requests] for the land [were] [made] [to] God. [Additionally,] the Philistines [warred] again with Israel. And David & his servants went down, & fought against the Philistines, & David [grew] faint.

And Ishbi Benob, [who] was [from] the sons of the giant, [with] [a] spear [that] weighed 300 shekels of brass, & he [was belted] with a new sword & [planned to kill] David.

But Abishai, [Zeruiah’s] son, [came to king David’s aid,] & [struck] the Philistine, & killed him. Then [David’s] men [swore] to him, saying, You shall [no longer] go out with us to battle, [so,] that you [don't] quench, [a.k.a. extinguish,] the light of Israel.

And it [happened] after this, there was [another] battle with the Philistines [in] Gob. Then, Sibbechai, the Hushathite, [killed] Saph, [who] was [from] the sons of the giant. Again, there was a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan, [Jaare Oregim’s] son, a Bethlemite, [killed] the brother of Goliath, the Gittite.

The staff, [a.k.a. the rod portion of his spear] was like a beam [weavers use.] And there [still] was a battle in Gath, [an extremely tall] man was, [who] had 6 fingers on [both hands,] & 6 toes on [both feet,] 24 [total, who] was also born to the giant, [a.k.a. Rapha.]

And when he defiled Israel, Jonathan, [Shimeah’s] son, the brother of David, [killed] him. These 4 were born to [Rapha,] the giant in Gath, & [they] fell by the hand of: David, & his servants.

2 Samuel 20:1-26 Pursuing Sheba, Bichri’s Son

 

Pursuing Sheba, Bichri’s Son

2 Samuel 20:1-26       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

And [it] happened to be, there [was] a [wicked] man of Belial, [named] Sheba, [Bichri’s] son, a Benjamite. He blew a trumpet & said, We have no part in David, & neither do we have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, O Israel.

So, every man of Israel [stopped] from [following] after [king] David, & followed Sheba, [Bichri’s] son, but the men of Judah, from Jordan even to Jerusalem, [stuck with] their king.

And David came to his house [in] Jerusalem, & king [David] took his 10 [mistresses,] whom he had left to [take care of] [his] house, & put them [into seclusion,] & fed them, but [wasn’t intimate with] them.

So, they were shut up, [a.k.a. secluded,] living in widowhood, [until] the day of their death. [2 Samuel 16:21-22 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father’s [mistresses, that] he has left to keep the house. And all Israel shall hear that you are [loathed by] your father.

Then the hands of all [who] are with you, shall be strong. So, they spread a tent [for] Absalom upon the top of the house, & Absalom [was intimate] with his father’s [mistresses] in the sight of all Israel.]

Then, king [David] said to Amasa, Assemble the men of Judah within 3 days [to] me, & you be here. So, Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah, but he [stayed] longer than the [arranged] time, [that king David] had appointed [to] him.

And David said to Abishai, Shall Sheba, [Bichri’s] son, now do more harm [to] us than Absalom did? You take your lord’s servants, & pursue after him, lest he [goes into] fenced cities, & [escapes] [from] us.

And Joab’s men, the Cherethites, Pelethites, & all the mighty men, went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba, [Bichri's] son. When they were at the [large rock that] is in Gibeon, Amasa went [in front of] them.

And Joab's garment that he had put on, was [strapped] to him, & upon [it's belt strapped to his waist, a sword [was] fastened in [its] sheath. As [Joab] went [forward, the sword] fell out. And Joab said to Amasa, [Are] you in [good] health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with [his] right hand to kiss him.

But Amasa [paid] no [attention] to the sword in Joab’s hand. So, [Joab struck Amasa there with] [the sword] in the 5th rib, & his [intestines spilled out on] the ground, & [Joab didn’t need to] [strike Amasa] again, [because] he [eventually] died.

So, Joab & Abishai, his brother, pursued after Sheba, [Bichri’s] son. And one of Joab’s men stood by [the stabbed] [Amasa,] & said, Let him go after Joab, [who favors] Joab, & he, [who] is for David.

And Amasa wallowed, [a.k.a lay writhing,] in his blood in the [middle] of the highway. And when [that] man saw that all the people stood still, he removed [Amasa’s] [body] out of the highway, & into the field, & [threw] a cloth upon him, when [all who] came by [Amasa] stood still.

When [Amasa] was removed out of the highway, all the people [followed] on after Joab, to pursue Sheba, [Bichri’s] son. [Sheba] went through all the tribes of Israel, [all the way] to Abel, & to Beth Maachah, & all the Bethrites. And they were gathered together, & also went after [Sheba.]

And they came, & [surrounded Sheba] in Abel of Beth Maachah. And they [put] up an [embankment, a.k.a. bank of dirt,] against the city, & [that] stood in the trench. And all the people, [who] were with Joab, battered the wall, to [knock] it down. [Ezekiel 21:22 At his right hand [side] was the divination [to go to] Jerusalem, & to appoint captains, to [shout orders for] the slaughter, & to lift up [their] voices, shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, & to cast [an embankment,] & build a fort.]

Then, a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear [me,] I pray [that] you, hear & say to Joab, Come near [here, so] I may speak with you. When [Joab came close] to her, the woman [asked, Are] you Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then, she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid.

He answered, [I'm listening.] Then, she [said,] They [used] to speak in old [times,] saying, They shall surely ask [for advice] at Abel, so they ended the matter. I am one of [those who] are [peaceful] & faithful in Israel. [But] you [seek] to destroy a city & a mother in Israel.

Why [would] you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord? Joab answered, & said, Far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. The matter isn’t [this way.] But Sheba, [Bichri’s] son, a man [from] Mount Ephraim, [has] lifted up his hand against [king] David.

Deliver only [Sheba,] & I will [leave] from the city. The woman said, [Look, Sheba’s] head shall be thrown over the wall to you. In her wisdom, the woman went to all the people, & they cut off the head of Sheba, [Bichri's] son, & [threw] it out to Joab.

And [Joab] blew a trumpet, & they [withdrew] from the city, & every man [went] to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. Now, Joab was over all the [army] of Israel, & Benaiah, [Jehoiada’s] son, was over the Cherethites & Pelethites.

And Adoram was over the tribute, [a.k.a. forced labor,] & Jehoshaphat, [Ahilud’s] son, was [the] recorder. And Sheva was [the] scribe, [who recorded everything,] & Zadok & Abiathar were the priests. And also Ira, the Jairite, was [David’s] chief ruler, [a.k.a. leader.]