The Charge to Keep the Commandments of the LORD

"Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,  'I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; and keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, and His …

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When a King, a Man, Suffers the Consequences of His Sin

"And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.  And the king said …

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051311 Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life

"Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, 'Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.'  And the king said, 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath …

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