Amnon and Absalom are brothers, both sons of King David, possible future adversaries in the succession to the throne of Israel. Tamar is a sister of Absalom and half-sister of Amnon. They appear in ...

Let us take continue look at the Old Testament lessons about King David. The setting is Jerusalem after King David after his army has retaken the so-called “City of David,” toppling an attempted ...

Among the canonical Gospels, it has long been noted that Matthew is the most thoroughly Davidic. For example, Matthew increases Mark's references to the son of David from four to ten. From Matthew's ...

King David has long been a model for politics. Perhaps his greatest lesson is when he wept. In the Second Book of Samuel, the rebellion of David’s son Absalom comes to a bitter conclusion when Absalom ...

The history of Israel during the kingship of David is the theme of II Samuel. Originally one with I Samuel (discussed in CHRISTIANITY TODAY, Jan. 5, 1959), the books were divided in the Hebrew edition ...