Sunday, September 5, 2021

King David’s family structure and issue (2Samuel 5,13)By Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce

 Weekly message: King David’s family structure and issue (2Samuel 5,13)

By Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce

Christian Arts Ministries: Biblical precepts & Gospel music    Sep.5, 2021

 

 King David enthroned over all the Tribes         

          After King Saul died, King David enthroned over all the Tribes. All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron the king made a compact with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.(2Samuel5:3-5).

The strength of King David is that he unified the nation under the Lord God Almighty; he created a national interest in spiritual things. He was not a priest, he was anointed as a king, but he respected, honored and lifted up the role of the priesthood so that Judaism could operate openly and freely in the land. He destroyed the idol altars. He was a man heart after God’s own heart, a man with strong faith in God, a brilliant leader, a remarkable fighter, a man of brilliant battlefield savvy, who stayed on the leading edge of military defense. Most important is that God was with him in his entire journey after he was anointed by Samuel.

 King David’s family structure and issue

        King David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem and more sons and daughters were born to him. King David had a total of twenty sons and one daughter. His family structure as follows,

 Children born in Hebron during his age 30 to 37

Wives                                   Children

Ahinoam                              Amnon

Abigail                                 Chileab (Daniel)

Maacah                                Absalom and Tamar

Haggith                                Adonijah

Abital                                   Shephatiah

Eglah                                    Ithream

Michal (Barren)

Children born in Jerusalem in his age 37 to 70 according to 2 Samuel 5:13

            Wives                                   Children

          Bathsheba                   Shammua (Shimea), Shobab, Nathan, Solomon (Jedidiah).

       Unnamed wives        Ibhar, Elishua(Elishama), Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,                                                                       Elishama, Eliada (Beeliada), Elipheler, Jerimoth.  

As God’s anointed leader, with his headquarter in Jerusalem, he had great power, great blessing from and authority reign over the Israel. David captured the stronghold of Zion that is the city of David (Jerusalem). So he lived in the Stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built all around from Millo and inward. And David became more and more powerful, and greater and greater, for the Lord God Almighty was with him. (2 Samuel5:9-10).

However, King David’s enormous family becomes an important issue later in his life, especially after his adultery with Bathsheba. In his humanity he had major failures in his life.  Due to King David became so involved in public pursuits that he lost control of his family.[1] King David’s passion, love and lust for women, led him to involve many women, resulted in sexual sins especially his adultery with Bathsheba. He gave himself passionately to these women, result were too many children and too many wives to lead and rear properly. King David had a dysfunctional family, uncontrolled and undisciplined children.

According to 2Samuel 13:1-29 stated the tragedy of the rape of Tamar and murder of Amnon is clearly a fulfillment of God’s promised judgment on David for his sin with Bathsheba.(12:11).[2] Amnon was David’s first born by Ahinoam (3:2), he raped his own half-sister Tamar who was David’s daughter by Maacah.(3:3). A marriage relationship with one’s half-sister was forbidden by the Mosaic Law (Lev.18:11). Amnon’s love was really lust, which when gratified turned to hatred. Absalom, Tamar’s brother quieted the matter, determined to take revenge and killed Amnon. King David lost his first born son Amnon. Absalom rebelled, deceived his father and pushed him from the throne; Absalom was killed by the ten of Joab’s armor –bearers.(2Samuel 18:15). King David was broken heart, wept for his son and said, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you-O Absalom, my son, my son!” (2Sam.18:33). The tragedy of Absalom was the consequence of David’s sin with Bathsheba (12:11-12). Sin may be forgiven, but one still reaps its inevitable consequences.[3]          Moreover, When King David was an old man, his son Adonijah whose mother was Haggith, did the same thing as Absalom and tried to usurp the throne. Adonijah exalted himself saying, “I will be king”, so he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with fifty men to run before him.” King David had never crossed him at any time by asking, “Why have you done so?” (1Kings1:5-6).  King David had never interfered with him, another word, he had not disciplined him; Adonijah was a spoiled child, he held a feast but failed to invite Nathan and Solomon. He apparently was planning to kill them when Solomon was David’s choice to succeed him. (1Kings1:9-10,33-34).

Life implication and application

1)  No pursuit is more important than the cultivation of a godly family.[4]

2).Integrity, faithfulness, loyalty, self-discipline, and self-control of lust characters are important in both the public pursues and family life. King David was a strong, firm, decisive and brilliant leader, but behind the scenes, within the walls of his own home, he was passive, negligent, and lack discipline and self control.

3)  Sin may be forgiven, but one still reaps its inevitable consequences.

 

 

Bibliography,

 

Dyer, Wayne, Your ErroneousZones  New York: Avon Books, 1976.      

King James, The Holy Bible, Cleveland, OH: The world publishing company

Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV).Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986.

Swindoll, Charles R. David. Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, Inc, 1997. 

           

 

 



[1] Charles R. Swindoll, David.(Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, Inc,1997),137

[2] Charles C. Ryrie, The Ryrie study Bible (NIV).(Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986),426.

[3] Charles C. Ryrie, The Ryrie study Bible (NIV).(Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986),437.

[4] Charles R. Swindoll, David.(Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, Inc,1997),139.

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