Commentary on 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
The transition from the reign of David to that of [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
By this point in David’s story, I’ve developed quite a [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:57—18:5, 10-16
[Note this semi-continuous first reading is one of two options [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:1-15
Growing up I remember hearing this infamous David and Bathsheba [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-14a
At first reading, we might want to applaud David’s desire [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
While the account of David’s ascendance is the stuff of [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
This passage signals the new reign of David as king. [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
David’s mourning cry at the death of Saul and Jonathan [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:34—16:13
In this post-election year we find ourselves in a deeply [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 8:4-11 [12-15] 16-20; [11:14-15]
Negotiating a rotten compromise in [...]