DAVID’S VICTORIES AND FAILURES
| TRIUMPH | FAILURE |
| King of Israel: 2 Samuel 2:4 | Commits adultery with Bathsheba who becomes pregnant: 2 Samuel 11:4-11:5 |
| Conquers Jerusalem: 2 Samuel 5:3 | David arranges Uriah’s murder 2 Samuel 11:17 |
| Brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem: 2 Samuel 5:7 | David confesses and repents his sin but Bathsheba’s child dies 2 Samuel 12:10, 13, 19 |
| God makes a Covenant with David: His throne will last forever: 2 Samuel 7:16 | David fails to discipline his sons. His son Amnon commits incest and is murdered by David’s son Absalom. 2 Samuel 13:14-29 |
| David defeats the Philistines: 2 Samuel 8:1 | Absalom forms a rebellion in an attempt to usurp the throne; even David’s trusted counselors desert him. 2Samuel 16-17 |
| David defeats Moab, Ammon and Syria, and brings peace to Israel: 2 Samuel 8:2- 10:19 | David’s “beloved son” is murdered and David’s throne is restored. 2 Samuel 18:14, 15 |
| God called David a man after God’s own heart in 1 Samuel 13:14. Even though David sinned he always returned to God. His will was completely committed to the will of God and as God’s “beloved” [the meaning of his name] he was used by God to perform mighty acts for the sake of His covenant people, Israel. | David ignores the advice of Nathan the prophet and takes a census which results in a plague. 2Samuel 24:2-15 |
| David anoints his son Solomon, King of Israel |
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