Video overview of 1-2 Kings
A complete animated overview from the Bible Project of 1-2 Kings.
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Day 98: 2 Samuel 23-24
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 98, is 2 Samuel 23-24: The song of David, the soldiers of David, the sin of David
David and Araunah making Offerings at the Altar, by an artist in the circle of Lambert Jacobsz (1598-1636)
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Day 97: 2 Samuel 20-22
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 97, is 2 Samuel 20-23: Last things
David in Prayer, by Pieter de Grebber (circa 1635-1640)
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Day 96: 2 Samuel 17-19
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 96, is 2 Samuel 17-19: Absalom dies in battle and David returns to Jerusalem
Muerte de Absalón by Corrado Giaquinto (1817)
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Day 95: 2 Samuel 14-16
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 95, is 2 Samuel 14-16: Absalom returns, rebels against David
David and Absalom, by Rembrandt
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Day 94: 2 Samuel 12-13
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 94, is 2 Samuel 12-13: Nathan confronts David; rape and revenge
“You’re the man! But not in a good way.” – Nathan
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Day 93: 2 Samuel 8-11
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 93, is 2 Samuel 8-11: God makes an unconditional covenant with David; David commits adultery with Bathsheba
(Rector’s reflection includes half of Day 94. Sorry.)
Susan Hayward as a rightfully skeptical Bathsheba to Gregory Peck’s King David (1951)
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Day 92: 2 Samuel 4-7
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 92, is 2 Samuel 4-7: Judah wins; David anointed king over all Israel; captures Jerusalem and takes the Ark there
We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
’cause your friends don’t dance
and if they don’t dance
then they’re no friends of mine
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Day 91: 2 Samuel 1-3
Summary of 2 Samuel: David, a “man after God’s own heart,” forged the tribes of Israel into a strong nation during his forty-year reign as king. But after committing adultery and murder, he was haunted by family problems and national crises.
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 91, is 2 Samuel 1-3: David crowned king over Judah, but war breaks out between Judah and the rest of Israel
Overview of 2 Samuel from the Bible Project:
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Day 90: 1 Samuel 28-31
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 90, is 1 Samuel 25-27: The witch of Endor; the death of Saul
Saul and David by Rembrandt (1651-1658)
The Shade of Samuel Invoked by Saul by Bernardo Cavallino (1650-1656)
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