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David: Shepherd, Fugitive, King

Ten Scripture-based chapters follow David from his anointing to the costly close of 2 Samuel, holding courage, covenant, abuse of power, grief, and repentance together.

Narrative setting: late eleventh to tenth centuries BCE; exact chronology debated · 10 chapters

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CHAPTER 01

Anointed Beyond the Spotlight

Bethlehem and Saul’s court; individual buildings unidentified

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CHAPTER 02

The Valley and the Sling

Valley of Elah; exact combat location unknown

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CHAPTER 03

Friendship in the Shadow of the Throne

Saul’s court, Ramah, and an unidentified field

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CHAPTER 04

A Fugitive Learns Restraint

Nob, Adullam, Keilah, En Gedi, and the wilderness of Ziph

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CHAPTER 05

Ashes at Ziklag, Grief for Saul

Philistine territory, Ziklag, Mount Gilboa, and David’s camp

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CHAPTER 06

A Kingdom Gathered, a Promise Given

Hebron and Jerusalem

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CHAPTER 07

Power Beyond the Walls, Kindness at the Table

Jerusalem and neighboring kingdoms

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CHAPTER 08

The King Is Confronted

Jerusalem and the siege of Rabbah

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CHAPTER 09

A House Divided, a Father Weeping

Jerusalem, the Jordan crossings, and the forest of Ephraim

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CHAPTER 10

Songs, Reckoning, and the Threshing Floor

Israel and Araunah’s threshing floor in Jerusalem

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