David's War
Even though Saul and Jonathan were both dead, David would not become king of Israel for another 7 years because this man refused to step down
Ish-Bosheth
Once David is king of all Israel, he does this to unify the Northern and Southern tribes
Conquer Jerusalem and make it his new capital city
Where was David supposed to be when he encountered Bathsheba?
Absalom was exiled from Israel when he did this
killed his brother the crown prince
He was killed at his brother's sheep shearing party
Amnon
Near the end of the civil war, Saul's son lost his greatest ally when he accused Abner of this
Stealing one of Saul's concubines
Once David is in charge he finally accomplishes this task that plagued Saul his entire reign
Conquer the Philistines
When Nathan confronts David he begins by telling David a story about this animal
A lamb
How did Absalom get captured by Joab?
His hair was caught in a tree
He was killed for touching the Ark in an unclean manner
Uzzah
During the first great battle of the civil war, Abner did everything he could to not kill Asahel for this reason.
Asahel's brother Joab would certainly retaliate by killing him.
David united the government and the religion of Israel when he did this
Brought the Ark to the royal city
David trusted this man to get rid of Uriah without asking any questions
Joab
David left this man behind in Jerusalem as a spy to frustrate Absalom’s war plans
Hushai
He was killed while taking a nap in the middle of the day
Ish-Bosheth
David allowed Abner to join his army and support his cause when Abner did this.
Restore David's wife Michal to him.
When David was still trying to gather support for his kingship in the early days after Saul's death, he went out of the way to honor this group of people for their treatment of Saul
Jabesh-Gilead
Nathan says that David despised the LORD by doing these 2 things
1) Killing Uriah
2) Committing adultery with Bathsheba
Absalom did these 2 things to steal popular support from his father
1) Parade around Jerusalem in a chariot
2) Offer to judge peoples legal cases
He was killed by getting stabbed by the back end of a spear
Asahel
Engage in a ritual trial by combat to decide the winner of the battle (like David and Goliath)
When David tried to do this favor for God he was denied
Build God a Temple
David shows that he is a different kind of man from Saul when he did this when confronted
Confess and repent without making excuses
After the battle is finished, Joab rebukes David for doing this
Grieving over his dead son when he should be celebrating the bravery of his soldiers
He was killed for falsely claiming to have killed Saul
The Amalekite messenger