Psalia.History & narrative / About this book
David’s reign brings a united kingdom and a promise concerning his house. It also brings abuse of power, family violence and rebellion. Read the achievements together with the suffering caused by his actions; the narrative does not hide the king’s responsibility.
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Follow the story across more than one scene. Keep track of people, places, decisions, and consequences, especially when the account changes its focus. What a person does in a narrative is not automatically what the reader is being told to do.
Notice how the narrator presents success, failure, memory, and responsibility. A brief note about what has changed can help you pick up the thread when you return to the next chapter.
Use the outline to see the larger movement before settling into a chapter. Each section opens at its first chapter in the reader.
1After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag,
2on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.
3David said to him, “Where do you come from?” He said to him, “I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.”
4David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.” He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”
5David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”
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How does the narrative make room for the consequences of David’s misuse of power?
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