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David

The shepherd king with the honest heart and the public fall.

The story

1. Anointed 1 Sam 16:1-13

   The youngest son, out with the sheep, is called in and anointed king while Saul still reigns.

2. Goliath 1 Sam 17:45-50

   He faces the giant with a sling: “The battle is the Lord's.”

3. Sparing Saul 1 Sam 24:1-7

   With the king who hunts him alone in a cave, he refuses to harm the Lord's anointed.

4. Bathsheba 2 Sam 11

   At the height of his power, he takes another man's wife and has her husband killed.

5. “You are the man” 2 Sam 12:1-13

   Nathan confronts him. David doesn't deny it: “I have sinned against the Lord.”

6. Charge to Solomon 1 Kgs 2:1-4

   Dying, he tells his son to walk in God's ways and keep His commands.

Key verses

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 (ESV)

Read together: 1 Sam 16:1-13 · 1 Sam 17:45-50 · 1 Sam 24:1-7 · 2 Sam 11 · 2 Sam 12:1-13 · 1 Kgs 2:1-4

Questions to sit with

1. Where am I hiding sin instead of letting it be named?
2. When did I last bring God my honest feelings, not my polished ones?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.