Daily Devotional

Musicians in service of the LORDverse 1a

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated

to the service of the sons of Asaph – Heman – Jeduthun

who should prophesy with

harps – psalteries – cymbals

Sons of Asaphverses 1b-2

And the number of the workmen according to their service was

            of the sons of Asaph = … Read More

Four sons of Aaronverses 1-2

Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron – the sons of Aaron

Nadab – Abihu – Eleazar – Ithamar

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father – and had no children

            therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office

Two remaining sons of Aaronverses 3-4

And David distributed them … Read More

David anointed Solomon kingverse 1

So when David was old and full of days

he made Solomon his son king over Israel

David sets responsibilities of Levitesverses 2-6

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel

with the priests and the Levites

now the Levites were numbered from

the age of thirty years and upward

and their … Read More

David reveals location of future Templeverse 1

Then David said

This is the house of the LORD God

      and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel

David provides workers and materialverses 2-4

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the

land of Israel – and he set masons to hew wrought … Read More

David ordered Joab to number Israelverses 1-2

 And Satan stood up against Israel

and provoked David to number Israel

And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people

Go – number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan

      bring the number of them to me that I may know it

Joab resists taking censusverse 3

And … Read More

Joab led Israelite army against Ammonitesverse 1

And it came to pass – that after the year was expired

at time that kings go out to battle – Joab led forth the power of the

army and wasted the country of the children of Ammon

and came and besieged Rabbah BUT David tarried at Jerusalem

and Joab smote Rabbah … Read More

David sent comforters to Hanunverses 1-2

 Now it came to pass after this

that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died

      and his son reigned in his stead

And David said

I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash

      because his father showed kindness to me

And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his … Read More

Victories of David over Philistines & Moabverses 1-2

Now after this it came to pass – that David smote the Philistines

and subdued them – and took Gath and her towns out of the

hand of the Philistines

And he smote Moab – and the Moabites became David’s servants

and brought gifts

Victories of David around Euphrates riververses … Read More

Nathan tells David to build the Templeverses 1-2

 Now it came to pass – as David sat in his house

            that David

said to Nathan the prophet

Lo – I dwell in a house of cedars

but the ark of the covenant of the LORD

remains under curtains

Then Nathan said unto David

Do all that is in your … Read More

After worship service David gave gifts to peopleverses 1-3

 So they brought the ark of God

and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it

      and they offered burnt sacrifices

and peace offerings before God

And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offering

and the peace offerings – he … Read More