The Family Pet
Growing Up – Birth-17years
Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel.2 Samuel 7:8 NLT
Between Families – Age 18-30
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth! 2 Samuel 7:9 NLT
Early Family Life
King of Judah – Age 30-37
Latter Family Life – Age 37-70
After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest town 2 Samuel 8:1 NLT
When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.2 Samuel 8:5 NLT
King David dedicated all these gifts to the Lord, as he did with the silver and gold from the other nations he had defeated—2 Samuel 8:11 NLT
So David became even more famous when he returned from destroying 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He placed army garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went. 2 Samuel 8:13-14 NLT
Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? 2 Samuel 12:9 NLT