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David's Mighty Men
[Bible]David's mighty men were renowned warriors who fought alongside David from the time Saul pursued him through his reign as king. Lists of their names appear in 2 Samuel 23 and 1 Chronicles 11.
1 Samuel 12
[Bible]First Samuel 12 records Samuel's farewell address before all Israel after Saul became king. Samuel has his integrity publicly affirmed, reviews Israel's history, reminds the people of their sin in asking for a king, and urges king and people alike to serve the LORD.
1 Samuel 24
[Bible]1 Samuel 24 tells how David, while being pursued by Saul, has an opportunity to kill Saul in a cave at En-gedi but instead cuts off only the skirt of his robe and lets him go. Saul acknowledges that David is more righteous than he.
1 Samuel 27
[Bible]First Samuel 27 tells how David, fleeing Saul's pursuit, takes refuge with his six hundred men under Achish, the Philistine king of Gath. He receives Ziklag, stays in Philistine territory for a year and four months, raids the surrounding peoples, and deceives Achish.
1 Samuel 26
[Bible]The chapter in which David, pursued by Saul, enters Saul's camp at night and has the opportunity to kill him, yet takes only the spear and the water jug and lets him live.
Acts 13
[Bible]Acts 13 is the chapter in which the church at Antioch sends out Barnabas and Saul as missionaries, beginning Paul's first missionary journey. It recounts the mission on Cyprus, Paul's sermon in the synagogue at Antioch in Pisidia, and the declaration that the apostles would turn to the Gentiles.
Nob
[Bible]Nob was a town in the territory of Benjamin where priests lived during the reign of Saul. There David received the showbread and the sword of Goliath, and there the priests were massacred at Saul's command.
Phaltiel
[People]Phaltiel was the second husband of Michal, the daughter of Saul. Saul took Michal from David and gave her to him; according to 2 Samuel, she was later taken from him at David's demand, and he followed her, weeping.
Jabesh-gilead
[Bible]Jabesh-gilead was an Israelite town in the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River. Saul delivered the town from the Ammonites, and after Saul's death its people recovered and buried his body.
Eshel Tree
[Bible]The eshel tree is a tree mentioned in the Old Testament in the narratives of Abraham and Saul in Genesis and 1 Samuel. Its name comes from the Hebrew word eshel, and today it is generally identified as the tamarisk.
Cave of Adullam
[Bible]The Cave of Adullam was a cave in the western foothills of Judah where David hid from King Saul and where people in difficult circumstances gathered to him, as recorded in 1 Samuel 22.
Company of Prophets
[Bible]The company of prophets was a group of prophets who gathered and prophesied together in the time of Samuel and Saul. They appear in 1 Samuel 10 and 19 and are discussed alongside the "sons of the prophets" of the era of Elijah and Elisha.
1 Samuel 22
[Bible]1 Samuel 22 records how David, having fled from Saul, gathers a band of followers at the cave of Adullam, and how the priests of Nob, who had helped David, are killed at Saul's command by Doeg the Edomite.
2 Samuel 4
[Bible]2 Samuel 4 recounts how Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, is murdered by his captains Rechab and Baanah, and how David, upon receiving his head, has the two men executed.
2 Samuel 3
[Bible]2 Samuel 3 recounts how Abner, the power behind the house of Saul, attempts to go over to David but is murdered by Joab, and how David mourns him and publicly declares his own innocence.
2 Samuel 22
[Bible]2 Samuel 22 is the song of thanksgiving that David sang to God after he was delivered from the hand of Saul and of all his enemies. Its content is nearly identical to that of Psalm 18.
Psalm 18
[Bible]Psalm 18 is a song of David giving thanks that God delivered him from his enemies and from the hand of Saul. Calling God his rock, fortress, and shield, it praises the salvation and victory God gave the king.
Psalm 57
[Bible]Psalm 57 is a lament whose superscription sets it at the time when David hid in a cave while fleeing from Saul. It opens with a prayer to take refuge in the shadow of God's wings and closes with a vow to awaken the dawn and praise the Lord among the nations.
Judas (of Damascus)
[People]Judas was a man whose house stood on the street called Straight in Damascus. Saul (Paul), blinded immediately after his conversion, stayed in his house. Judas is named only once, in Acts 9:11.
1 Samuel
[Bible]First Samuel is one of the historical books of the Old Testament. It records the transition from the period of the judges to the establishment of the monarchy in Israel, centering on three figures: Samuel, Saul, and David.