Second Samuel 2~18
To be very simple, Joab kills Abner, David mourns for him. Ish-bosheth is betrayed and killed. David becomes officially the king of Israel. They attack Jerusalem and win the castle. They bring the Ark of Covenant into the castle. He indirectly 'steals' the wife of a soldier (through the deth of the soldier in war), and is punished through the death of their first son. Absalom kills Amnon (both are David's sons). A few years later, Absalom is forgiven by David. Absalom becomes the king of Hebron.
Although these chapters had much more information than just this, if said simply, that's pretty much it.
I thought it was cool that all the situations in the story involved fair and even judgement. When Ish-bosheth's soldiers betrayed him, killed him, and took his head to David, David ordered to cut their arms and legs off. That's what they get for betraying their own king.
Mephibosheth, who was Jonathan's son, was given all the land that Saul previously had, for although his grandfather (Saul) was evil, his father was 'righteous', so David made a fair decision for him.
When David killed Uriah and married his wife, the child died, which was God's fair judgement towards the sin that Davd had commited.
"Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun." (Second Samuel 12:11) said Nathan to David. God sure is very fair (and is a very good promise-keeper), for all that God had told Nathan to tell David has or will come true. Too bad David couldn't live all his life as a righteous-loved-by-God guy.
Judging by all that has happened, Absalom will soon recieve fair judgement too. He killed his brother, and although David did forgive him, I don't think God will stay happy about it. Whatever.
To be very simple, Joab kills Abner, David mourns for him. Ish-bosheth is betrayed and killed. David becomes officially the king of Israel. They attack Jerusalem and win the castle. They bring the Ark of Covenant into the castle. He indirectly 'steals' the wife of a soldier (through the deth of the soldier in war), and is punished through the death of their first son. Absalom kills Amnon (both are David's sons). A few years later, Absalom is forgiven by David. Absalom becomes the king of Hebron.
Although these chapters had much more information than just this, if said simply, that's pretty much it.
I thought it was cool that all the situations in the story involved fair and even judgement. When Ish-bosheth's soldiers betrayed him, killed him, and took his head to David, David ordered to cut their arms and legs off. That's what they get for betraying their own king.
Mephibosheth, who was Jonathan's son, was given all the land that Saul previously had, for although his grandfather (Saul) was evil, his father was 'righteous', so David made a fair decision for him.
When David killed Uriah and married his wife, the child died, which was God's fair judgement towards the sin that Davd had commited."Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun." (Second Samuel 12:11) said Nathan to David. God sure is very fair (and is a very good promise-keeper), for all that God had told Nathan to tell David has or will come true. Too bad David couldn't live all his life as a righteous-loved-by-God guy.
Judging by all that has happened, Absalom will soon recieve fair judgement too. He killed his brother, and although David did forgive him, I don't think God will stay happy about it. Whatever.
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