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.