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.

8/12/2023

2 Samuel 3:1-39 Abner Helps God Make David King Over Israel & Judah

Abner Helps God Make David King Over Israel & Judah

2 Samuel 3:1-39       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, there was a long war between the house [a.k.a. family] of Saul & the house [a.k.a. family] of David, but David [grew] stronger & stronger & the [family] of Saul grew weaker & weaker.

[These are the] sons born to David in Hebron: Ammon, his firstborn [by] Ahinoam, [from Jezreel.] His 2nd, Chileab [by] Abigail, [Nabel’s widow from Carmel.] 

The 3rd, Absalom, the son [by] Maacah, daughter of Talmai, [Geshur’s] king. The 4th, Adonijah, the son [by] Haggith. The 5th, Shephatiah, son [by] Abital. The 6th, Ithream by Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

It [happened,] while there was war between the [family] of Saul & the [family] of David, Abner made himself [stronger] for the [family] of Saul. Saul had a [mistress named] Rizpah, [Aiah’s] daughter.

Ishbosheth said to Abner, [Why] have you [been intimate with] my [deceased] father’s [mistress?] Abner was very [angry with what] Ishbosheth [said & he] said, Am I [the] head [of] a dog, which is against Judah?

[To] this day, [I have shown] kindness to the [family] of Saul, your father & to his [relatives] & his friends & [I] haven’t delivered you into the hand of David & you [accuse] me this day with a fault [about] this woman?

[May] God do more to [me,] Abner, if I don’t do as the Lord has sworn to David. Even [this] I do [for David,] to [transfer] the kingdom from the [family] of Saul & to set up the throne of David over Israel & Judah, from Dan even to BeerSheba. 

[Ishbosheth] couldn’t answer Abner a word again, because he [was afraid] of him. Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose land is [it?] [Join] with me & [see,] my hand shall be with you, to bring all of Israel to you. 

[David] said, Well, I will make a [pact] with you, but I require 1 thing [from] you. You shall not see my face, [unless] you 1st bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see [me.] David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, Deliver my wife, Michal, [who was given to me in marriage] for 100 [Philistine] foreskins. 

Ishbosheth sent & took [Michal] from her [current] husband, Phaltiel, the son of Laish. And her husband went along with her, weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then Abner [told] him, Go, return & he returned.

Abner had [talked] with the elders of Israel, saying, You [wanted] David to be king over you in the past. Then, do it now; for the Lord [God] has spoken of David, saying, By the hand of My servant, David, I will save My people, Israel out of the [hands] of the Philistines & out of the [hands] of all their enemies. 

Also, Abner spoke to the [family of] Benjamin & he also spoke to David in Hebron, all that seemed good to Israel & seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. So, Abner & 20 men with him came to David in Hebron.

David made a [large] feast for Abner & his men with him. Abner said to David, I will arise & go gather all Israel to my lord, the king, so they may [join] with you & you may [rule] over all that your heart desires.

And David sent Abner away & he went in peace. And, [saw,] the servants of David & Joab came from pursuing a troop & brought in [lots of plunder] with them, but Abner wasn’t with David in Hebron, [because David] had sent him away in peace. 

When Joab & all the [army] that was with him [had] come, they told Joab, saying, Abner, [Ner’s] son, came to the king & has been sent away & he [has] gone in peace. Then, Joab came to king David & [asked,] What have you done? 

[Look,] Abner came to you. Why is it  that you sent him away & he’s gone? You know Abner, [Ner’s] son. He came to deceive you & to know all that you do & [when] you [go] out & [come] in.

[After,] Joab [left] David, he sent messengers after Abner & brought him [back] again from the Well of Sirah. But David [didn’t] know it. When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside [at] the gate & [spoke] quietly to him & [struck] him there under the 5th rib & he died, for [shedding] the blood of Asahel, [Joab’s brother.] 

And afterward, when David heard it, he said, My kingdom & I are guiltless, [in front of] the Lord forever from the [bloodshed] of Abner, [Ner’s] son. Let it rest on the head of Joab & on all his father’s house. 

Let there not fail from the [family] of Joab, to be [someone who] has [a discharge, leprosy, or is lame &] leans on a staff, falls on a sword, or lacks bread. So Joab & Abishai, his brother, [killed] Abner, because he had [killed] their brother, Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. 

David [told ] Joab & all the people with him, [Tear] your clothes & [put on] sackcloth & mourn before Abner. And King David, himself followed the [funeral] bier. 

They buried Abner in Hebron & the king lifted up his voice & wept at the grave of Abner & all the people wept. And King [David grieved] over Abner & said, [Why did] Abner die [like] a fool dies? Your hands weren’t [tied] & your feet weren’t [chained, like] a man who falls before the wicked men, [like you died.]

And all the people wept over him again. And when all the people came & [encouraged] David to eat meat while it was [still daylight,] David [swore,] saying, If I taste bread before the sun [goes] down, God [should do the same] to me & more also.

And all the people took [note] of it & it pleased them, [since whatever] the king did, pleased all the people. For all the people & all Israel [knew] that day, that it wasn’t the [intention] of the king to [kill] Abner, [Ner’s] son.

And the king said to his servants, [Do you know] that here is a [prince & a great man [who has] fallen this day in Israel? [Although,] I’m anointed king this day, I am weak & these men, the sons of Zeruiah [are] too [difficult] for me. The Lord shall [repay] the doer of [this] evil according to his wickedness.