“Do as thou hast said.’—2 Samuel 7:25.
Nathan had been giving to David, on God’s behalf, sundry exceeding great and precious promises. David expresses his gratitude to God for having so promised, and he says, “Now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, [...]
“He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. Although my house be not so with God; yet He hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: [...]
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“Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.”—2 Samuel 23:5.
These be the last words of David; so we read at the commencement of [...]
“And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe?”—2 Samuel 18:29.
This was said by David after a great battle in which many had been slain, and the hosts led by Absalom had fallen to the number of twenty thousand; perishing not only by the sword, but among the thick oaks and tangled briers of [...]
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“And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.”—2 Samuel 15:21.
Although the courage of David appears to have failed him when he fled from [...]
“And Ittai answered the king, and said, as the Lord liveth, and as my lord
the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in
death or life, even there also will thy servant be.”-2 Samuel 15:21.
Some men have a very remarkable power of creating and sustaining friendship
in others. David was a [...]
“Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So he sent a second time, but he refused to come. Then he said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.” So [...]
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“Therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.”—2 Samuel 7:27.
It is a very blessed thing for a child of God to be anxious to glorify his Heavenly Father, whether his wish is realized or not. The strong desire to magnify God is acceptable to him, and is an indication [...]
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“When thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shall bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.”—2 Samuel 5:24.
David had just fought the Philistines in this very valley, and gained a signal victory, so that [...]
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