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April 21 - Nº 111 2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19 – 20 As Israel’s king, David defeated many nations. However, one nation he never attacked...

April 20 - Nº 110 2 Samuel 7 – 9; 4:4; 1 Chronicles 17 – 18 For a while there was peace in Israel. During this time, David built a palace...

April 19 - Nº 109 2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 13, 15-16 David had moved the political capital of Israel to the City of David (later called...

April 18 - Nº 108 2 Samuel 23:8-23; 1 Chronicles 11:10-25 Over the years, David assembled an entourage of 30 brave men who formed the elite core of his fighting force. They allowed David to expand his kingdom until he ruled over the entire land that God had given to Moses (see Deuteronomy 34:1-4 ). David could not have done this without such amazing, dedicated followers. Three of these warriors stood out above all the others. They were the men who inspired the rest of his

April 17 - Nº 107 2 Samuel 3:31 – 5:10; 1 Chronicles 11:1-9 David mourned greatly when he heard that Abner had died. He mourned so deeply that everyone in Israel realized he had nothing to do with his rival’s murder. But the bloodshed was not over. Ish-Bosheth was still the king of the eleven northern tribes of Israel . . . that is until two young men took it upon themselves to sneak into his house while he was taking a nap. They stabbed Ish-Bosheth in his bed, cut off his

April 16 - Nº 106 2 Samuel 2 – 3; 1 Chronicles 12 After Saul's death, men came from all over Israel to join David's troops in Ziklag....

April 15 - Nº 105 1 Samuel 31; 2 Samuel 1; 1 Chronicles 10 Despite the warning from the medium in Endor, the next morning Saul and three...

April 14 - Nº 104 1 Samuel 28:3-25 Samuel, the priest and prophet of God who had crowned Saul and anointed David, died just as the Philistines began to invade Israel again! All of Israel mourned for him. Saul asked God how he should respond to the Philistine invasion, but God didn’t answer him. He didn’t send any special dreams to guide Saul; no prophets came to speak to him; and none of Saul’s priests could tell him what to do. Saul had rejected so many of God’s previous in

April 13 - Nº 103 1 Samuel 28:1-2; 1 Samuel 29 – 30 As the Philistines began to invade Israel, King Achish asked David to march into...

April 12 - Nº 102 1 Samuel 26 – 27 Saul had promised David that he would stop trying to kill him. But, when someone informed the king...

April 11 - Nº 101 1 Samuel 25 David and his men changed locations quite often. For a while they settled in an area where an extremely...

April 10 - Nº 100 1 Samuel 23 – 24 Saul kept chasing David, but God kept protecting him. After all, God had chosen David to be the next...

April 9 - Nº 99 1 Samuel 21 – 22 Although he was still very young, David’s life was already very full: He had been raised in a large rural family; He had spent a lot of time in the fields taking care of sheep and playing his harp; He had been quietly anointed by Samuel, the high priest, and informed that he would be the next king of Israel; He had fought and killed the superhero of the Philistine army and become a well-known warrior and leader in the Israelite army; He had be

April 8 - Nº 98 1 Samuel 20 David knew that Saul was still plotting to kill him. “What have I done wrong?” he asked Jonathan. “Why is he...

+April 7 - Nº 97 1 Samuel 19 Saul's heart was so full of jealousy and rage that he wanted David to die! He commanded his son, Jonathan,...

April 6 - Nº 96 1 Samuel 18 After David killed Goliath, Saul decided to move him permanently to the palace. During this time, David and...

April 5 - Nº 95 1 Samuel 17 The Philistine army grew strong again. They gathered their forces and invaded Israel. The two armies soon faced each other across a large valley. Suddenly a Philistine warrior named Goliath stepped forward. He was over nine feet tall! He was dressed in full armor and equipped with a javelin and spear! “Why are all of you lined up for battle?” he challenged. “Just two of us can settle this! Select someone to fight me. If he is able to kill me, we

April 4 - Nº 94 1 Samuel 16 Samuel deeply mourned the fact that Saul was not a good king and that he didn't have a heart that was pleasing to God. Finally, the Lord said to him, “It’s time to stop grieving. I want you to anoint a new king who will rule after Saul. Take some oil and go to the home of Jesse in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the next king.” Samuel was frightened. “But Saul is still the king. He will kill me for treason if he finds out,” he pro

April 3 - Nº 93 1 Samuel 15 One day Samuel came to Saul with a message. “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘It is time to punish the...

April 2 - Nº 92 1 Samuel 14:24-46 God had just helped the Israelites win a decisive battle against their most intimidating enemies—the...

April 1 - Nº 91 1 Samuel 14:1–23 Most of the Israelite soldiers had scattered. They were afraid to face the fierce Philistine army--so...

March 31 - Nº 90 1 Samuel 13 Saul had just led the Israelites in a major victory over the Ammonites, but the Philistines remained a very strong force to be reckoned with. They found many ways to oppress God’s people. For instance, they made it impossible for anyone in Israel to be a blacksmith. Consequently, the Israelites could not make or sharpen their own metal tools or weapons. They had to use Philistine blacksmiths who charged them ridiculous amounts and often kept the I

March 30 - Nº 89 1 Samuel 10:26 – 11:15 When Saul was anointed as the king of Israel, most of the people were very enthusiastic. They...

March 29 - Nº 88 1 Samuel 9:1 – 10:25 Kish was a wealthy man from the tribe of Benjamin. He had a son named Saul who was one of the...