About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

8/10/2023

2 Samuel 1:1-27 The Man Who Killed Saul is Punished

 

The Man Who Killed Saul is Punished

2 Samuel 1:1-27       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now it [happened,] after the death of Saul, when David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, [that] David [stayed] in Ziklag for 2 days. It [happened,] on the 3rd day, that a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes [torn] & [dirt] on his head. 

[2 Samuel 3:31 And David said to Joab & to all the people [who] were with him, [Tear] your clothes & [clothe yourselves] with sackcloth & mourn [in front of] Abner. and king David, himself, followed the [funeral] bier.]

When he came to David, he fell to the [ground & bowed.] David asked, [Where] do you come from? He said, I escaped out of the camp of Israel. David [asked] him, How [did it go?] I pray [that] you tell me. He answered, The [Israelites] fled from the battle & many of the people [have] fallen & are dead & Saul & his sons are dead, also. 

David [asked] the young man, How do you know that Saul & his son, Jonathan, [are] dead? The young man told him, As I happened [to be] upon Mount Gilboa, [& saw] Saul lean upon his spear & the chariots & horsemen followed hard after him. 

When [Saul] looked behind him, he saw me & called to me & I answered, Here I am. [Saul] asked, Who are you? And I [told] him, I’m an Amalekite. He said to me again, I pray [that] you stand upon me & [kill] me, for [I am filled with agony, but I’m still alive.]

So, I stood upon him & [killed] him, because I was sure [Saul] couldn’t live after he [had] fallen [on his sword.] And I took the crown upon his head & the bracelet from his arm & brought them [here] to [you,] my lord. 

David took hold [of] his clothes & [tore] them, [as did] all the men with him. They mourned, wept & fasted until [evening] for Saul & for Jonathan, his son & for the people of the Lord & the house of Israel, because they [died] by the sword. 

David [asked,] the young man [who] told him, [Where] are you [from]? He answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. David [asked] him, [Why] weren’t you afraid to stretch [out] your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed? 

And David called 1 of the young men & said, Go [close] & fall upon him [with a sword.] He [struck] him & he died. David [had previously] said to him, Your blood is upon your [own] head, for you testified with your mouth against [yourself,] saying, I have [killed] the Lord’s anointed. 

David [mourned the death of] Saul & Jonathan, his son. ([David had] them also teach the children of Judah [how to] use a bow. [Look,] it is written in the Book of Jasher.) [According to: christianity.com, it is an ancient book of events from creation to the death of Joshua.]

The beauty of Israel, is slain upon your [heights.] How the mighty [have] fallen! [Don’t] tell it in Gath [or declare] it in Ashkelon; lest the daughter of the uncircumcised Philistines rejoice & triumph.

You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fields [for grain] offerings. For the shield of the mighty is [wickedly thrown] away & the shield of Saul, [as if Saul] hadn’t been anointed with oil. 

From the blood of the slain & the fat of the mighty, [Jonathan’s] bow didn’t [retreat] & the sword of Saul [didn’t return] back empty. Saul & Jonathan [were loved & admired] in their lives & in their death, they weren’t divided. 

They were swifter than eagles & stronger than lions. You daughters of Israel, [cry] over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet & with other delights, who put gold ornaments upon your [clothing.] 

How the mighty [have] fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, you were slain in your [heights.] I am distressed for you, my brother, Jonathan. You have been very [nice] to me. 

Your love to me was wonderful, [surpassing] the love of a woman. [1 Samuel 18:1 And it [happened,] when he had [finished] speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David & Jonathan loved him like his own soul.] How the mighty [have] fallen & the weapons of war are perished!