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Today's reading 1Chronicles 9-11
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1Chronicles 9; 1Chronicles 10; 1Chronicles 11;

1Chronicles 9 list the genealogies of the people who returned back to Jerusalem during the Restoration Period under Zeruabbel. 1Chronicles 9.1-17; Nehemiah 11.3-14

1Chronicles 10 speaks about Saul taking his life (1Chronicles 10.1-12; 1Samuel 31.1-3; 2Samuel 1.4-12)
In 1Samuel 31, there was a battle between the Philistines and the Israelites, and things got bad for Saul, he lost three sons, Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. They had aslo wounded Saul critically. Saul told his armor-bearer to kill him but he was afraid. Saul took his own sword and kill himself, so did the armor-bearer. Thus ended the life of Saul, a man with promise and whose life ended in tragedy. The Life and Death of King Saul
The Christian Life is a race, it is not how you start the race, it is the finish line that counts.

2 Samuel 1
In verse 1-15, A messenger who was an Amakelite came to give David the news of Saul's death. David hears of Saul's death. (2Samuel 1.4-12; 1Samuel 31.1-13; 1Chronicles 10.1-12). The Amakleite lied to David because he expected David to reard him. David, instead ordered his death. He had still viewed Saul as the Lord's anointed (verse 14) . He had all the opportunities to kill Saul but he had not, instead he left it in God's hand. In verse 17-26, He mourned over Saul and his good friend Jonathan.



1 Chronicles 11
2Samuel 5.1-3; 1Chronicles 11.1-3: All the tribes came to Hebron, David made a compact with them and they anointed him king over all of Israel, David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years in all.
Arthur Pink Life of David on 2Samuel 5
Arthur Pink Life of David on 2Samuel 5 more
King David

David captured Jerusalem (2Samuel 5.6-10; 1Chronicles 11.1-9) from the Jebusites and called it the City of David. Notice verse 10 stated that David became more powerful because the Lord God Almighty was with Him. In 2Samuel 5.11-16; 1Chronicles 3.5-9; 14.1-7, there is a description of the children born to David.
When the Philistines heard that David was king over all Israel, they launched an attack against Israel. David inquired of the Lord wheteher he should attack the Philistines and whether God would hand them over to him. God told him to go and attack. The victory was David. And he defeated them. We remembered Saul and before his tragic death, he inquired of the Lord but there was no answer, that was when he had contacted the witch of Endor and things went bad for Saul and he died.
Arthur Pink Life of David on 2Samuel 5 - Capture of Zion
Arthur Pink Life of David on 2Samuel 5 - Defeat of the Philistines
Arthur Pink Life of David on 2Samuel 5&6 - Bring of the Ark

2 Samuel 5, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1 Chronicles 11, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Links to Commentaries and other References - 1 Chronicles

List of Commentaries
1Chronicles 9, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1Chronicles 10, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1Chronicles 11, with Commentaries, verse by verse

Links to Commentaries and other References - 1Chronicles

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