 2 Samuel 13 - 24 = Questions and Answers |
| Q. What problem in David's family crept up? | A. 2 Samuel 13:1 = His son, Amnon, lusted after his half-sister, Tamar. |
| Q. What did that lead to? | A. 2 Samuel 13:14 = Amnon raped Tamar. |
| Q. Did Tamar have a full-blooded brother? | A. 2 Samuel 13:1 = Yes. Absalom was her full brother. |
| Q. Who helped Amnon to plot to trap Tamar in his room? |
A. 2 Samuel 13:3 = His cousin, Jonadab. He made the plan for Amnon. Note: If you're thinking of committing sin, Satan will provide you with a plan. He'll even use trusted friends. It is so important that you learn God's ways and apply them to your life. Rape is a sin of the bible. Even if the road to sin seems to clear up, it is still a sin and to be avoided. Sin can change your life dramatically and its consequences are for a lifetime. |
| Q. What happened to Tamar as a result? | A. 2 Samuel 13:20 = She never married and lived as a desolate woman in Absalom's house. |
| Q. How did David handle this incident with his children? |
A. 2 Samuel 13:21 = He didn't. He was angry, but did not act. Note: Don't be afraid to act responsibly when someone wrongs you. Deal with it immediately and you will avoid future problems. |
| Q. What happened in David's household as a result of his inaction? | A. 2 Samuel 13:22 = Absalom grew to hate Amnon. |
| Q. What did that result in? | A. 2 Samuel 13:28 = A plot to murder Amnon. |
| Q. Who killed Amnon? | A. 2 Samuel 13:29 = David's other sons. Absalom plotted and then fled to his grandfather's house. |
| Q. How long did David take to recover from Amnon's murder? | A. 2 Samuel 13:39 = 3 years. |
| Q. Did David hate Absalom now? | A. 2 Samuel 13:39 = No. He missed him. |
| Q. Did David reconcile with Absalom? | A. 2 Samuel 14:33 = Yes. But first, he let Absalom live nearby in his house, but didn't see Absalom for 3 years. |
| Q. Did Absalom miss his Dad? | A. 2 Samuel 14:32 = Yes. |
| Q. Did Absalom have to make several attempts at seeing his father? | A. 2 Samuel 14:32 = Yes. Joab wouldn't see Absalom so he could send a message to his Dad, so Absalom burned down his field to get his father's attention. |
| Q. How did Absalom behave? | A. 2 Samuel 15:3-6 = He wanted to be king now, so he usurped his father's authority and sat as judge in the gates. |
| Q. Why? | A. 2 Samuel 15:6 = To steal the hearts of the people for his own purposes. |
| Q. How long did Absalom sit at the gates? | A. 2 Samuel 15:7 = 4 years. All the tribes went to Absalom with their problems. |
| Q. How did Absalom fool his dad? | A. 2 Samuel 15:7-8 = He pretended to offer sacrifices to the Lord, and David let him go to Hebron to do it. |
| Q. What was the real motive? | A. 2 Smuel 15:9 = To raise a rebellion against the king. |
| Q. Did it work? | A. 2 Samuel 15:26 = Yes. |
| Q. Did David fight to keep the throne? | A. 2 Samuel 15:25-26 = No. He saw it as God's way to dethrone him. David and the people left Jerusalem. |
| Q. What happened to the Ark? |
A. 2 Samuel 15:25 = It went into exile with them, but David, wanting to trust God for the throne, said to return it. God was able to restore him to the throne, but not being king was also okay with him.
Note: David didn't hog his throne. Are you hogging your place in life? The more flexible you are, the more happiness you'll find. |
| Q. Did David do anything about this turn of events? | A. 2 Samuel 15:27 = Yes. He sent the priests back with the Ark and asked for a report of who was involved in this plot to steal the throne of Israel. |
| Q. Who was on the list of traitors? | A. 2 Samuel 15:31 = Ahithophel, David's advisor, who turned his back on him. |
| Q. How did David respond to this news? | A. 2 Samuel 15:31 = He prayed specifically that the advice Ahithophel gave Absalom would be foolish. |
| Q. Did David do anything else? | A. 2 Samuel 15:34 = Yes. He sent one of his former advisers, Hushai, to Absalom to frustrate Ahithophel's advice. |
| Q. Did David find new allies during this time of exile? | A. 2 Samuel 16:1-4 = Yes. Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth, turned on David, but his servant, Ziba, did not. Ziba brought David provisions. |
| Q. What happened as a result? | A. 2 Samuel 16:4 = David gave Ziba all he gave to Mephibosheth. That is all Saul's land and possessions. |
| Q. Did Saul have followers who did not accept David? | A. 2 Samuel 16:13 = Yes. Shimei cursed David for "stealing" the throne. He threw stones at David. |
| Q. How did David react? | A. 2 Samuel 16:10 = He didn't. He figured that God told hm to curse him. |
| Q. So David was back to running away, only instead of Saul chasing him, his own son, Absalom, chased him? | A. Yes! |
| Q. What happened to Absalom's loyal adviser, Ahithophel? | A. 2 Samuel 17:23 = He was so upset that Absalom didn't take his advice, that he went home, put his affairs in order and hung himself. |
| Q. Who was Absalom's commander? | A. 2 Samuel 17:25 = He was Joab's cousin, and his father, Jether, was an Ishmaelite. |
| Q. Who helped David survive the chase? | A. 2 Samuel 17:27 = Shobi, the Ammonite, Makir and Barzillai. They brought provisions. |
| Q. How did David want Absalom treated when captured? | A. 2 Samuel 18:5 = Gently! |
| Q. How did Absalom's army die, for the most part? | A. 2 Samuel 18:8 = By the forest! |
| Q. Did the Israelites let Absalom live, as ordered? | A. 2 Samuel 18:14 = No. Joab and his men killed Absalom. |
| Q. How did David react to the news? | A. 2 Samuel 18:33 = He cried and called out to Absalom. He wished he could take his place in death. |
| Q. David was a merciful king. How did the Israelite tribes become one again? | A. 2 Samuel 19:18 = David was merciful to Absalom's leaders, Shimei, Mephibosheth and Barzillai. |
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Q. Here is the beginning of the Northern kingdom. It was 1). Saul's family and Israel of the north and 2). the Southern kingdom, David's family in the south in the kingdom of Judah. How many tribes contained each kingdom? |
A. 2 Samuel 19:43 = 10 tribes of the North, Israel and 2 tribes in the south, Judah. |
| Q. David returned to Jerusalem at this time. What changed there? | A. 2 Samuel 20:3 = David never slept with his concubines again. |
| Q. Where was this man, Sheba, from? | A. 2 Samuel 21:21 = Ephraim (half-tribe, sharing his inheritance with Manasseh, from their father, Joseph, Jacob's son). He ran there and planned a revolt with his men. |
| Q. Did the revolt work? | A. 2 Samuel 21:22 = No. |
| Q. Who intervened? | A. 2 Samuel 21:16 = A wise woman. |
| Q. What did she say? | A. 2 Samuel 21:21 = She found Sheba and had some men cut off his head and throw it over the wall. |
| Q. In exchange for what? | A. 2 Samuel 21:19 = Not destroying David's royal city for David's sake. |
| Q. What sin did David have to fix after this time? | A. 2 Samuel 21:1 = Saul had tried to make extinct the Gibeonites and he nearly succeeded. |
| Q. How was this sin brought to DAvid's attention? |
A. 2 Samuel 21:1 = There was a famine for 3 years in a row. David asked God why and God revealed it. Note: When there is something wrong that doesn't make sense, always ask God to reveal anything you are doing to make it not go away. God loves a repentant heart. |
| Q. Did David deal with Saul's sin? | A. 2 Samuel 21:3 = Yes. David asked the Gibeonites how he could repay them. |
| Q. Did they find a solution? | A. 2 Samuel 21:6 = Yes. They'd get to execute 7 sons and grandsons of Saul. |
| Q. After it was done, what happened to the bodies of Saul's sons? | A. 2 Samuel 21:14 = David had them buried with their descendants. |
| Q. Did it finally rain after that? |
A. Yes! Note: Remember to ask God why something bad is happening. He will reveal to you why. It doesn't always have to do with you. But it can end with you! |
| Q. Was David ever rescued? | A. 2 Samuel 21:17 = Yes. Abishai, son of Zeruiah rescued a very tired David from the sword of a giant Philistine. |
| Q. Who killed giants at this time? | A. 2 Samuel 21:18 = 1). Sibbecai killed Saph, 2).Elhanan killed Goliath's brother, 3). Jonathan, David's nephew, killed a 12-fingered, 12-toed giant. |
| Q. What did David conclude about Israel's victory? | A. 2 Samuel 22:1 = God rescued His people. |
| Q. How does one have victory in crisis? |
A. 2 Samuel 22:22-23 = 1). Keeping God's ways 2). choosing to do right 3). reading His word daily 4). never abandoning God's principles 5). Exercising faith. |
| Q. How do we meet God half way? | A. 2 Samuel 22:26-27 = We show faith, integrity and purity and God, in return, shows Himself faithful and displays to us integrity and purity. |
| Q. How do non-Christians view God in general? | A. 2 Samuel 22:27 = As hostile. |
| Q. We read in the New Testament that the road to heaven is a narrow path. Do we walk a complicated path? |
A. 2 Samuel 22:37 = No! It is a wide path to keep our feet from slipping. Note: Following God is not complicated. God gives us plenty of leeway on that path to Himself. Even then, He helps us not to stumble! |