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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