He wrote a song of mourning. (Samuel 1:19)
Jonathan helped David by warning him of King Saul's intentions to kill him, providing him with resources and support to escape, and advocating on his behalf to try to reconcile David with King Saul. Jonathan also affirmed his friendship and loyalty to David, despite the circumstances.
Saul's sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, did not succeed him as king because they all died in battle against the Philistines, including Saul himself. After Saul's death, David was anointed as the next king of Israel.
Yes, David was king when he took Bathsheba, so Saul had already died.
Mephibosheth. 2 Samuel 4:4. When the news about the death of Saul and Jonathan (father and son) came to Jerusalem, Mephibosheth's nurse dropped the little five year old, who was injured in both feet, and became lame. 2 Samuel 21:7: The King spared the son of Jonathan because of the oath (pledge) Jonathan and King David made together, so support one another. Jonathan acted in defiance of his father, the then King (Saul) in support of David, who was not yet crowned king. Jonathan and David remained faithful to each other before the Lord. Jonathan realized that David was the anointed King and that his father, Saul (whom he had to support and died in battle), was now rejected by the Lord. Mephibosheth was supported by King David and ate at the King's table (2 Samuel 9:13 until he died.) He also had a son, so the family line progressed through this cripple. His son's name was Mica (2 Samuel 9:12) and they had plenty, including the amazing Ziba and his family as servants! Not bad going for a crippled man. This also shows the depth of compassion King David had for his dear friend, well after he was dead. We can learn from David.
Well, honey, King Saul wanted to kill David because he was jealous as hell. David was getting all the attention for his victories, and Saul's fragile ego just couldn't handle it. So, he went full-on psycho and tried to off the poor guy. Talk about a drama queen, am I right?
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Old enough to have sons of his own.
Saul's family line thought that they should still inherit being king even though David was anointed by God to be the next king. So when after Saul and Jonathan and several others of Saul's sons were murdered in battle, Saul's son Ishbosheth took his place while David was king in Hebron for seven and a half years. Then he finally became king over all Israel, stationed in the captured city Jerusalem, for 33 years. so he was a king for a total of 40 years.
No. According to the Bible, King David was more successful in battles than King Saul. In fact, this became a major issue between the two individuals when the townspeople would say "Saul has killed his thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands."
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Saul's reign ended in defeat in battle whereas David died a natural death. Saul was unrepentant during his reign while David showed great willingness to repent and be restored to God. David experienced much success in battle while Saul suffered many military defeats. Saul did not appear to have much of a building program while David built many structures in Jerusalem.
She fled in a panic when she heard that Saul and Jonathan had both died. She was probably trying to save the child but hurt him instead.