An Introduction to David
Scriptures
I Samuel 16-31
II Samuel 1-24
I Kings 1:1-2:11
I Chronicles 3:1-9, 6:31-47, chapters 11-29
Psalms: (2, according to Acts 4:25-26), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, (10, if originally part of 9), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (& Acts 2:25-28), 17, 18 (= II Sam. 22), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69 (& Rom. 11:9-10), 70, 86, (95, according to Heb. 4:7), (96, according to I Chr. 16:23-33), 101, 103, 105 (partly in I Chr. 16:8-22), 108, 109, 110 (& Mat. 22:43-45, Mark 12:35-37, Luke 20:42-44, Acts 2:34-35), 122, 124, 131, 133, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145
New Testament: A number of Old Testament verses by David are quoted in the New Testament. See above. Also: Acts 13:22, Heb. 11:32-34, Rev. 3:7.
Some Major Themes
David is anointed by God through Samuel, I Sam. 16.
David defeats Goliath, I Sam. 17.
King Saul tries to kill David. So David has to live on the run, but he spares Saul's life, I Sam. 18-19, 21-24, 26-27, 29-30; and Psalms 18, 34, 52, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63; and Mat. 12:3-4, Mark 2:25-26, Luke 6:3-4.
David and Jonathan, I Sam. 20.
David laments for Saul and Jonathan after their deaths, II Sam. 1.
David is anointed as King, and the war between his people and Saul's people, II Sam. 2-3.
David becomes King over all of Israel, and conquers Jerusalem, II Sam. 5 and I Chr. 11.
David brings the Ark to Jerusalem with dancing, and his psalm of praise, II Sam. 6, I Chr. 13, 15-16, and Psalm 96, Psalm 105:1-15, and Psalm 106:1, 47-48.
God's promises to David, and his prayer in response, II Sam. 7 and I Chr. 17.
David's military victories, II Sam. 8, 10 and I Chr. 18-20.
David's adultery with Bathsheba, and his arranging the killing of Uriah. Nathan's rebuke of David, and his repentance, II Sam. 11-12 and Psalm 51.
David as a father. His lack of disciplining his sons, and the disastrous repercussions, II Sam. 13-14 and I Kings 1.
Absalom's conspiracy and taking of David's throne, David's fleeing, Absalom's death, and David's mourning, II Sam. 15-18 and Psalm 3.
David's song of praise to God, II Sam. 22 and Psalm 18.
The last words of David, II Sam. 23.
The men David had play music at the Tabernacle, I Chr. 6:31-47.
David's plans for the Temple, I Chr. 22-26, 28-29 and Psalm 30.
David's charge to Solomon, I Kings 2:1-11 and I Chr. 28:9-10, 20-21.
David, the musician for God: 1) Writer: II Sam. 1:19-27, II Sam. 3:33-34, II Sam. 22, II Sam. 23:1-7, I Chr. 16:8-36, and all the Psalms he wrote (see list above). 2) Player: I Sam. 16:18, 23 and Amos 6:5. 3) Singer: II Sam. 22:1, II Sam. 23:1, and Introduction to Psalm 18. 4) Instrument Maker: II Chr. 7:6 and Neh. 12:36. 5) Director: I Chr. 6:31-47 and Neh. 12:45-46.