David Time Line

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David, son of Jesse, King of Israel

Start reading at I Samuel 16 through I Kings 2 & I Chronicles 11-29
Time Line: BC 1040 – 970

YEAR    AGE   EVENT                              REFERENCE

1040          Born                               Ruth 4:22
                                                 I Chronicles 2:17
              Killed a lion and a bear           I Samuel 17:34-36
1025    15    Anointed by Samuel                 I Samuel 16:8,13
              Musician at Palace for Saul        I Samuel 16:18-23
              Sent to battlefield by father      I Samuel 17:17-18
1025    15    Encounter with Goliath             I Samuel 17:49
              Friend of Jonathan                 I Samuel 18:1-4
              Honored by Saul as a hero          I Samuel 18:5
              Saul tries to kill him             I Samuel 18:8,12
              Loved by Michal                    I Samuel 18:20-28
              Kills Philistines- Marries Michal  I Samuel 18:27
              Plotted against by Saul            I Samuel 19:1
              Kills more of the Philistines      I Samuel 19:8
              Helped in escape by Michal         I Samuel 19:12-13
              Flees to Naioth                    I Samuel 19:18
              Confides in Jonathan               I Samuel 20:1-23
              Flees to Nob                       I Samuel 21:1-5
              Eats the showbread                 I Samuel 21:6
              Gets sword of Goliath              I Samuel 21:9
              Flees to Gath & feigns crazy       I Samuel 21:10-15
              Lives in a cave                    I Samuel 22:1
              Commands the Rag-Tag Army          I Samuel 22:2
              Flees to Moab                      I Samuel 22:3
              On to Hereth, land of Judah        I Samuel 22:5
              Saves Keilah                       I Samuel 23:1-5
              Chased by Saul                     I Samuel 23:6-13
              Lives in caves, defends Israel     I Samuel 23:14
              Covenant with Jonathan renewed     I Samuel 23:17-18
              Spares Saul’s life                 I Samuel 24:4
              Promise to Saul                    I Samuel 24:21-22
              Samuel Dies, David goes to Peran   I Samuel 25:1
              Meets (evil) Nabal                 I Samuel 25:2-
              Abigail’s help against Nabal       I Samuel 25:14-23
              Marries Abigail, Nabal’s widow     I Samuel 25:40-42
              Marries Ahinoam, of Jezreel        I Samuel 25:43
              Loses Michal (1st wife) to Palti   I Samuel 25:44
              Saul chases David, again           I Samuel 26:1-4
              Spares Saul’s life, again          I Samuel 26:5-12
              Saul seeks peace, again            I Samuel 26:21-25
      28-?    Lives in Ziklag, 1 yr 4 months     I Samuel 27:7
              Causes problems for Philistines    I Samuel 27:
              Keeps fighting for Israel          I Samuel 29:
              Amalekites take (wives) captives   I Samuel 30:1-6
              Seeks God’s advise about problem   I Samuel 30:8
              Recovers wives                     I Samuel 30:9-20
              Shares the bounty                  I Samuel 30:21 
              Hear’s of Saul’s Death             II Samuel 1:4
              Kills messenger                    II Samuel 1:15
              Laments over Saul & Jonathan       II Samuel 1:17-27
1010  30      Appointed King of Judah            II Samuel 2:4
              War between Judah/Israel           II Samuel 3:1
              Sons and Daughters born            II Samuel 3:2-3
                                                (including Absalom)
              A league with Abner                II Samuel 3:13
              Gets (wife) Michal back            II Samuel 3:14-15
              Abner dies                         II Samuel 3:31
              Avenges murder of Ish-bosheth      II Samuel 4:9
1003  37      King over all Isreal               II Samuel 5:3
                                                 I Chronicles 11
              Takes Zion                         II Samuel 5:7
              Adds wives & children              II Samuel 5:13
              War against Philistines            II Samuel 5:17-25
              Brings Ark to Zion (3 months)      II Samuel 6:1-11
                                                 I Chron. 13:1-14
              Moves Ark to Jerusalem             II Samuel 6:12-17
              Despised by Michal (childless)     II Samuel 6:20-23
              Builds a Palace                    I Chronicles 15:1
              Desires to build a house for God   II Samuel 7:2
                                                 I Chron. 17:1-3
              Forbidden by Nathan                I Chronicles 17:4
              God’s promise to David             II Samuel 7:11
              Other Victory’s                    II Samuel 10: 
     38 ?     Over next 2 years   
              David meets Bathsheba and Murders  II Samuel 11:
               Uriah
              Son born to David & Bathsheba      II Samuel 11:27
              Nathan confronts David and His Son II Samuel 12:
               dies
1000  40 ?    A son born, Solomon                II Samuel 12:24-25
              Another war victory                II Samuel 12:29
990   50 ?    About 11 years pass 
              Absalom about 20 years old  
              Ammon rapes Tamar                  II Samuel 13:1-22
2 yrs pass    Absalom slays Ammon                II Samuel 13:23-36
3 yrs pass    Absalom in Geshur                  II Samuel 13:38
2 yrs pass    Absalom returns Jerusalem          II Samuel 14:28
                                                (doesn’t see David)
4 yrs pass    Absalom plots against David        II Samuel 15:7
979   61 ?    Loses kingdom to Absalom           II Samuel 15:
              Mephiboshet’s sevant Ziba Lies     II Samuel 16:1-4
              Ahithophel plots against David     II Samuel 16
              Cursed by Shimei                   II Samuel 16:5
              Ahithophel commits suicide         II Samuel 17:23
              Absalom chases David               II Samuel 17:24-26
              Barzillai loyal to David           II Samuel 17:27-28
              Absalom’s Death                    II Samuel 18:1-18
              Back to Jerusalem                  II Samuel 19:15
              Shimei Pardoned                    II Samuel 19:16
              Mephibosheth sets record straight  II Samuel 19:29-30
              Sheba’s conspiracy                 II Samuel 20:1-3
              Sheba’s put down                   II Samuel 20:14-22
976   64 ?    3 yrs famine in the land           II Samuel 21:1
              The Gibeonites                     II Samuel 21:1-14
              Mephibosheth                       II Samuel 21:7-8
              War with Philistines               II Samuel 21:15-22
              Mighty men who served with David   II Samuel 23:8
              Tempted by Devil to count people   I Chronicles 21:1
975   65 ?    9 months 20 days                   II Samuel 24:8
              Builds Altar                       II Samuel 24:13-25
              Prepares for Temple                I Chron. 22:1-5
              Appoints Solomon his Successor     I Kings 1
              Gives charge to Solomon            I Kings 2
              Makes Solomon King of Israel       I Chronicles 23:1
              His last words                     II Samuel 23:
970   70      His death                          I Kings 2
                                                 I Chronicles 29:26

Summary: David lived for 70 years
30 years old when he became King of Judah
7 yrs 6 months he ruled Judah
33 yrs he ruled all Israel from Jerusalem
40 plus years ruling (I Kings 2:11-2?)
70 years old when he dies

IF David is 40 when Solomon is born, and Solomon reigns 40 yrs
(I Kings 11:42), then Solomon was 70 years old when he died.

Solomon started the Temple in 4th year (II Chronicles 3:2) of his reign:
7 years to build Temple I Kings 6:37
13 years to build his Palace I Kings 6:38
20 years to build both I Kings 7:1

At age 30 – Solomon takes reign over Israel
At age 34 – Starts building Temple (II Chronicles 3:2)
At age 41 – Temple complete
At age 54 – Palace complete
At age 70 – Solomon Dies

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