Nave’s Topical Bible
David
296 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- King of Israel
- Genealogy of
Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Samuel 16:11; 1 Samuel 17:12; 1 Chronicles 2:3-15; Matthew 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38
- A shepherd
- Kills a lion and a bear
- Anointed king, while a youth, by the prophet Samuel, and Inspired
- Chosen of God
- Described to Saul
- Detailed as armor-bearer and musician at Saul's court
- Kills Goliath
- The love of Jonathan for
- Popularity and discreetness of
- Saul's jealousy of
- Is defrauded of Merab, and given Michal to marry
- Jonathan intercedes for
- Probably writes Psalms Eleven at this period of his life
Psalms 17; Psalms 35; Psalms 52; Psalms 58; Psalms 64; Psalms 109; Psalms 142
- Conducts a campaign against, and defeats the Philistines
- Saul attempts to kill him; he escapes to Ramah, and lives at Naioth, where Saul pursues him
- About this time writes
- Returns, and Jonathan makes covenant with him
- Escapes by way of Nob, where he obtains shewbread and Goliath's sword from Abimelech
- Escapes to Gath
- At this time probably writes
- Recruits an army of insurgents, goes to Moab, returns to Hareth
- Probably writes
- Saves Keilah
- Makes second covenant with Jonathan
- Goes to the wilderness of Ziph, is betrayed to Saul
- Writes a psalm on the betrayal
- And probably
- Saul is diverted from pursuit of
- At this time probably writes
- Goes to En-gedi
- Refrains from killing Saul
- Writes
- Covenants with Saul
- Marries Nabal's widow, Abigail, and Ahinoam
- Lives in the wilderness of Ziph, has opportunity to kill Saul, but only takes his spear; Saul is contrite
- Flees to Achish and lives in Ziklag
- The list of men who join him
- Conducts an expedition against Amalekites, misstates the facts to Achish
- At this time probably writes
- Is refused permission to accompany the Philistines to battle against the Israelites
- Rescues the people of Ziklag, who had been captured by the Amalekites
- Probably writes
- Death and burial of Saul and his sons
- Kills the murderer of Saul
- Lamentation over Saul
- After living for one year and four months at Ziklag
- David goes to Hebron, and is anointed king by Judah
2 Samuel 2:1-4,11; 2 Samuel 5:5; 1 Kings 2:11; 1 Chronicles 3:4; 1 Chronicles 11:1-3
- The list of those who join him at Hebron
- Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, crowned
- David wages war against and defeats Ish-bosheth
- Demands the restoration of Michal, his wife
- Abner revolts from Ish-bosheth, and joins David, but is killed by Joab
- Punishes Ish-bosheth's murderers
- Anointed king over all Israel, after reigning over Judah at Hebron for seven years and six months, and reigns thirty-three years
2 Samuel 2:11; 2 Samuel 5:5; 1 Chronicles 3:4; 1 Chronicles 11:1-3; 1 Chronicles 12:23-40; 1 Chronicles 29:27
- Makes conquest of Jerusalem
- Builds a palace
- Friendship of, with Hiram, king of Tyre
- Prospered of God
- Fame of
- Philistines make war against, and are defeated by him
- Assembles thirty-thousand men to escort the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with music and thanksgiving
- Uzzah is struck down when he attempts to steady the ark of the covenant
- David is terrified, and leaves the ark at the house of Obed-edom
- After three months, David brings the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with dancing and great joy
- Organized the tabernacle service
1 Chronicles 9:22; 1 Chronicles 15:16-24; 1 Chronicles 16:4-6,37-43
- Offers sacrifice, distributes gifts, and blesses the people
- Michal rebukes him for his religious enthusiasm
- Desires to build a temple, is forbidden, but receives God's promise that his seed should reign forever
2 Samuel 7:12-16; 2 Samuel 23:5; 1 Chronicles 17:11-14; 2 Chronicles 6:16; Psalms 89:3-4; Psalms 132:11-12; Acts 15:16; Romans 15:12
- Interpretation and fulfillment of this prophecy
- At this time, probably, David writes
- Conquers the Philistines, Moabites, and Syria
- Treats Mephibosheth, the lame son of Saul, with great kindness
- Sends commissioners with a message of sympathy to Hanun, son of the king of Ammon; the message is misinterpreted, and commissioners treated with indignity; David retaliates by invading, and defeats the combined armies of the Ammonites and Syrians
- Probably writes
- Commits adultery with Bath-sheba
- Wickedly causes the death of Uriah
- Takes Bath-sheba to be his wife
- Is rebuked by the prophet Nathan
- Repents of his crime and confesses his guilt
Psalms 6; Psalms 32; Psalms 38; Psalms 39; Psalms 40; Psalms 51
- Is chastised with grievous affliction on account of his Crime
- Death of his infant son (born from Bath-sheba)
- Solomon is born to
- Ammonites defeated and tortured
- Amnon's crime, his murder by Absalom, and Absalom's flight
- Absalom's return
- Absalom's usurpation
- David's flight from Jerusalem
- He probably writes, at this time
Psalms 5; Psalms 7; Psalms 26; Psalms 61; Psalms 63; Psalms 69; Psalms 70; Psalms 86; Psalms 143
- Shimei curses him
- Crosses the Jordan River
- Absalom's defeat and death
- Laments the death of Absalom
- Rebuked by Joab
- David rebukes the priests for not showing loyalty amid the complaints of the people against him
- Shimei begs for clemency
- Mephibosheth begs for the king's favor
- Barzillai rewarded
- Judah accused by the ten tribes of stealing him away
- Returns to Jerusalem
- At this time, probably, David composes
- Sheba's conspiracy against David, and his death
- Makes Amasa general
- Amasa is killed
- Consigns seven sons of Saul to the Gibeonites to be killed to atone for Saul's persecution of the Gibeonites
- Buries Saul's bones, and the bones of his sons
- Defeats the Philistines
- Takes the military strength of Israel without divine Authority, and is reproved
- Probably composes
- Marries Abishag
- Probably composes
- Adonijah usurps the sceptre; Solomon appointed to the throne
- Delivers his charge to Solomon
1 Kings 2:1-11; 1 Chronicles 22:6-19; 1 Chronicles 28; 1 Chronicles 29
- Probably composes
- Last words of
- Death of
- Sepulchre of
- Age of, at death
- Length of reign, forty years
- Wives of
- Children born
- At Hebron
- At Jerusalem
- Descendants of
- Civil and military officers of
See CABINET
- Lists of his heroes, and of their exploits
- Devoutness of
1 Samuel 13:14; 2 Samuel 6:5,14,18; 2 Samuel 7:18-29; 2 Samuel 8:11; 2 Samuel 24:25; 1 Kings 3:14; 1 Chronicles 17:16-27; 1 Chronicles 29:10; 2 Chronicles 7:17; Zechariah 12:8; Psalms 6; Psalms 7; Psalms 11; Psalms 13; Psalms 17; Psalms 22; Psalms 26; Psalms 27:7-14; Psalms 28; Psalms 31; Psalms 35; Psalms 37
- Justice in the administration of
- Discreetness of
- Meekness of
1 Samuel 24:7; 1 Samuel 26:11; 2 Samuel 16:11; 2 Samuel 19:22-23
- Merciful
- David as musician
1 Samuel 16:21-23; 1 Chronicles 15:16; 1 Chronicles 23:5; 2 Chronicles 7:6; 2 Chronicles 29:26; Nehemiah 12:36; Amos 6:5
- David as poet
See PSALMS OF DAVID
- David as prophet
2 Samuel 23:2-7; 1 Chronicles 28:19; Matthew 22:41-46; Acts 2:25-38; Acts 4:25
- Type of Christ
- Jesus called son of
Matthew 9:27; Matthew 12:23; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 20:30-31; Matthew 21:9; Matthew 22:42; Mark 10:47-48; Luke 18:37,39
- Prophecies concerning him and his kingdom
Numbers 24:17,19; 2 Samuel 7:11-16; 1 Chronicles 17:9-14; 1 Chronicles 22; 2 Chronicles 6:5-17; 2 Chronicles 13:5; 2 Chronicles 21:7; Psalms 89:19-37; Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 22:20-25; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15-26; Luke 1:32-33
- Chronicles of, written by Samuel, Nathan, and Gad
- Genealogy of
- A prophetic name for Christ
Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:23-24; Ezekiel 37:24-25; Hosea 3:5
Bible verses about “David”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Ruth 4:18Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
- Ruth 4:19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
- Ruth 4:20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
- Ruth 4:21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
- Ruth 4:22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
- 1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
- 1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
- 1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.
- 1 Chronicles 2:4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
- 1 Chronicles 2:5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
- 1 Chronicles 2:7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
- 1 Chronicles 2:8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
- 1 Chronicles 2:10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
- 1 Chronicles 2:11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
- 1 Chronicles 2:12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
- 1 Chronicles 2:13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
- 1 Chronicles 2:14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
- 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
- Matthew 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
- Matthew 1:2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
- Matthew 1:3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
- Matthew 1:4And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
- Matthew 1:5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
- Matthew 1:6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
- Luke 3:31Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
- Luke 3:32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
- Luke 3:33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
- Luke 3:34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
- Luke 3:35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
- Luke 3:36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
- Luke 3:37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
- Luke 3:38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
- 1 Samuel 17:34And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
- 1 Samuel 17:35And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
- 1 Samuel 17:36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
- 1 Samuel 16:1And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
- 1 Samuel 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
- Psalms 89:19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.