Bible Stories About David

David was a shepherd, a giant-killer, a fugitive, a king, a poet, and a man who failed badly. The Bible calls him a man after God’s own heart, not because he was perfect, but because he kept coming back to God.

Not as Man Seeth
1 Samuel 16:1–13 · Book 4, Day 15
God had rejected Saul as king of Israel. So He sent Samuel to Bethlehem, to the house of a man named Jesse. “I have provided me a king among his sons.”…
I Shall Not Want
Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 17:34–37 · Book 7, Day 14
Long before he was king, David was a shepherd boy. He spent his days and nights in the hills around Bethlehem, taking care of his father’s sheep. He…
Armor That Doesn’t Fit
1 Samuel 17:31–50 · Book 1, Day 7
For forty days, the giant Goliath had stepped out from the Philistine lines and challenged Israel to send one man to fight him. Every soldier was…
Bread from the Altar
1 Samuel 21:1–6; Mark 2:23–28 · Book 7, Day 8
David was running for his life. King Saul had turned against him and wanted him dead. David had fled so fast he had no food and no weapon. He came to…
The Perfect Opportunity
1 Samuel 24 · Book 1, Day 23
King Saul was hunting David. Jealous of David’s success, Saul had tried to kill him more than once, and now he was chasing him through the wilderness…
Abigail’s Gift
1 Samuel 25:2–39 · Book 5, Day 12
While David was hiding from King Saul in the wilderness, his men protected the flocks of a wealthy man named Nabal. Nothing was stolen, and no shepherd…
When Everything Burned
1 Samuel 30:1–20 · Book 2, Day 17
David and his six hundred men had been away for three days. When they came home to the town of Ziklag, where they had been living, they found it burned…
King at Last
2 Samuel 5:1–12 · Book 6, Day 14
David was just a shepherd boy when the prophet Samuel poured oil on his head and anointed him to be the next king of Israel. Then nothing happened. At…
The Sound in the Mulberry Trees
2 Samuel 5:17–25 · Book 5, Day 13
As soon as David became king over all Israel, the Philistines came looking for him. Their army spread out across the valley of Rephaim. David asked…
A Seat at the King’s Table
2 Samuel 4:4; 9:1–13 · Book 2, Day 18
When news came that King Saul and his son Jonathan had been killed in battle, Jonathan’s little boy, Mephibosheth, was only five years old. His nurse…
A House Forever
2 Samuel 7:1–17 · Book 6, Day 15
King David was finally at rest. His enemies were defeated, and he lived in a beautiful palace of cedar. One day he looked around and felt uneasy. “See…
Thou Art the Man
2 Samuel 11:1–12:13; Psalm 51 · Book 3, Day 10
It was the season when kings went out to war, but King David stayed home. One evening, from his palace roof, he saw a woman bathing. Her name was…
Hushai’s Advice
2 Samuel 15:30–37; 17:1–14 · Book 5, Day 15
It was the lowest point of David’s life. His own son Absalom had led a rebellion and taken Jerusalem. David fled the city barefoot, weeping, with his…
Hungry, Weary, and Thirsty
2 Samuel 17:21–29; 19:31–39 · Book 7, Day 9
It was the lowest point of David’s life. His own son Absalom had led a rebellion and taken the throne. David fled Jerusalem barefoot and weeping, with…
Let Him Alone
2 Samuel 16:5–14; 19:16–23 · Book 1, Day 30
It was the lowest point of King David’s life. His own son Absalom had led a rebellion and taken the throne. David fled Jerusalem on foot, barefoot and…
A New Song
Psalm 40:1–10 · Book 8, Day 7
David wrote many psalms in hard times. In this one, he looks back on a time when he felt like he was stuck at the bottom of a pit. “I waited patiently…
Like the Eagle’s
Psalm 103:1–18 · Book 8, Day 8
Sometimes David’s psalms start with a cry for help. This one starts with David giving orders to himself. “Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is…

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