![]() These constitute the list of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.Īfter him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. ![]() He built the city all around, from the Millo even to the surrounding area and Joab repaired the rest of the city.ĭavid became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him. Then David dwelt in the stronghold therefore it was called the city of David. Now David had said, ``Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander." Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, ``You shall not enter here." Nevertheless David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the city of David). Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus) and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there. So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel. ``In times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel and the LORD your God said to you, `You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince over My people Israel.'" Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, ``Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse. So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the LORD, because of the word of the LORD which he did not keep and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it,Īnd did not inquire of the LORD. When all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,Īll the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. They put his armor in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. So they stripped him and took his head and his armor and sent messengers around the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols and to the people. It came about the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled and the Philistines came and lived in them. Thus Saul died with his three sons, and all those of his house died together. When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it. Then Saul said to his armor bearer, ``Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him and he was wounded by the archers. The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. Now the Philistines fought against Israel and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. Does your lifestyle demonstrate that you are a “new creation”? What is your attitude toward sin and the pursuit of righteousness? Though none of us will live perfectly, the desire of our heart should be to move in the direction of our new self, which has been created in Christ’s likeness. But it is possible to become apathetic about our identity in Christ. Jesus promises that salvation cannot be lost (John 10:28)-once a child of God, always a child of God. If we don’t see evidence of these things in our life, what does that say about the state of our heart? Not only will sin lose its attraction for the believer, but there will also be an appreciation for God’s Word and a desire to reflect His righteousness more and more. According to today’s passage, this new self is “created to be like God-truly righteous and holy” (v. But 2 Corinthians 5:17 is clear: “If anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation the old things passed away behold, new things have come.” It’s important to realize that this new creation is not an addition to the old you but, rather, a completely new self.Ī person in Christ is a person forever changed. Some people think they can receive salvation and go on living as they did before.
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