2 Samuel 5 – 9
Verses 5:13 & 16 show David in a different light:
13-14 After the move from Hebron to Jerusalem, David married more women from Jerusalem, took more concubines, and fathered more sons and daughters: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
David may have been mighty and walking with God but he had the “thing” for the ladies, that we shall see will be his downfall. Two as one has always been the pattern since Genesis 2 and Adam and Eve. For some reason a few look at actions of Abraham, Joseph, David and Solomon to say polygamy is ok. Sorry but that is not how God designed us from day 6, just because it’s in the Bible does not make it a Biblical Truth we all must live by.
One other thing I noticed from this verse is the mention of Solomon and the absence of Absalom. I have to wonder sometimes about the historical accuracy of some of these sections and ask why some sons were missed.
Verses 6:15 & 16 caught my end:
So David and the house of Israel carried the covenant chest of the Eternal One up to the city of David with shouts and the sounding of the trumpet. When Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked out the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Eternal without thought for how he looked, she hated him.
This is what I like about David; he does what he feels like. If he is so happy that he cannot control his joy for the Lord, then he only worries about God and not what people think here on earth. Interestingly Michal is the last hope for Saul’s bloodline to be heir to the throne and God ended that as she chastised David.
Honestly that is the way we should all be when worshiping God, with no regard to earthly opinions. I know it has taken a long time for me to be comfortable just raising my hands in church, but that is almost a half a century of believing worship is private. My anal-retentive ways would find it difficult to dance like David in church or out. The key is I don’t judge or get mad at those who do, I think it’s cool!!
Chapter 9 has the story of Mephibosheth, Jonathan (Saul’s son) son. He was crippled and allowed to get Saul’s inheritance and spend his life in the palace. That was kind of David and shows he honors those who ruled before him. Think about it he was a subject of Saul when he was anointed king by Samuel and yet he did not seize the throne by force. He continued to honor the king even after his death.
David was a class act less his thing with the women.