Contemplative Bible Reading

2 Samuel 8:7 (New Living Translation) David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem David captured gold items from a defeated enemy. He brought to gold to Jerusalem to use for God. Let’s step through this one. The enemy was evil, no respect for God the creator. God helps David defeat this enemy. […]

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2 Samuel 15:1-6 (New Living Translation) After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him. 2 He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in […]

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2 Samuel 14:20 (New Living Translation) He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us! A woman says this to King David after she has pretended to be someone else with a story […]

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2 Samuel 5:1-2 (New Living Translation) Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord told you, ‘You will be the […]

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2 Samuel 6:14 (New Living Translation) And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. David danced before the LORD. What joy. We should all dance all the time for the LORD. Right? But dancing is…well just watch a little TV and you’re likely to see some not-so-praise-the-LORD dancing. See […]

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2 Samuel 19:41-43 (New Living Translation) 41 But all the men of Israel complained to the king, “The men of Judah stole the king and didn’t give us the honor of helping take you, your household, and all your men across the Jordan.” 42 The men of Judah replied, “The king is one of our […]

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2 Samuel 5:20-21 20 So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “The Lord did it!” David exclaimed. “He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”). 21 The Philistines had abandoned their idols there, so David and his men confiscated them. Here […]

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2 Samuel 13:3 (New Living Translation) But Amnon had a very crafty friend… There are some opening lines of stories that guarantee the story will not end well. This is one of those opening lines. Having a “crafty” friend is not a good thing. It is not a surprise that this story ends poorly. In […]

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2 Samuel 11:14-17 (New Living Translation) 14 So the next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and gave it to Uriah to deliver. 15 The letter instructed Joab, “Station Uriah on the front lines where the battle is fiercest. Then pull back so that he will be killed.” 16 So Joab assigned Uriah to a spot […]

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2 Samuel 6:12-15 (New International Version 2011) 12 Now King David was told, “The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God.” So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. 13 When […]

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