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Jonathan

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1m
1 Samuel 13:1-7
War with the Philistines

Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel...

#war+2
1m
1 Samuel 13:16-23
Israel without Weapons

Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of...

#war+2
3m
1 Samuel 14:1-23
Jonathan’s Victory over the Philistines

One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let...

#deliverance+2
2m
1 Samuel 14:24-36
Jonathan Eats the Honey

Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops...

#deliverance+3
2m
1 Samuel 14:37-46
The People Save Jonathan

So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give...

#deliverance+3
1m
1 Samuel 14:47-52
Saul’s Victories

After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his...

#war+3
2m
1 Samuel 18:1-16
Jonathan Befriends David & Saul Envies David

After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself. And from that day Saul kept

#covenant+3
2m
1 Samuel 18:17-30
David Marries Michal

Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to...

#betrayal+2
3m
1 Samuel 19:1-24
Saul Tries to Kill David

Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But...

#betrayal+3
2m
1 Samuel 20:1-9
Jonathan Helps David

Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have...

#covenant+3
3m
1 Samuel 20:10-29
Jonathan and David Renew Their Covenant

Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you...

#covenant+3
2m
1 Samuel 20:30-42
Saul Seeks to Kill Jonathan

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a...

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3m
1 Samuel 23:7-29
Saul Pursues David

When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered...

#betrayal+4
2m
1 Samuel 31:1-13
Saul’s Overthrow and Death

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before...

#war+2
2m
2 Samuel 1:1-16
Saul’s Death Reported to David

After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and...

#betrayal+3
2m
2 Samuel 1:17-27
David’s Song for Saul and Jonathan

Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, and he ordered...

#suffering+3
2m
2 Samuel 4:1-12
The Murder of Ish-bosheth

Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost...

#betrayal+3
2m
2 Samuel 9:1-13
David and Mephibosheth

Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can...

#grace+3
4m
2 Samuel 15:1-29
The Rebellion of Absalom (Part 1)

Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him. He would get up early and stand beside the road leading t

#betrayal+2
3m
2 Samuel 15:30 - 16:14
The Rebellion of Absalom (Part 2)

But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their

#betrayal+3
3m
2 Samuel 17:15-29
The Rebellion of Absalom (Part 4)

So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised. Now send

#betrayal+3
3m
2 Samuel 21:1-14
David Avenges the Gibeonites

During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and...

#famine+3
1m
2 Samuel 21:15-22
Four Battles against the Philistines

Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants...

#war+2
3m
2 Samuel 23:8-39
David's Mighty Men

These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite...

#war+3
2m
1 Kings 1:41-53
Adonijah Learns of Solomon’s Kingship

Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the...

#authority+2
4m
1 Chronicles 2:1-55
The Sons of Israel

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and

#genealogy+1
2m
1 Chronicles 8:1-40
Saul the First King of Israel

Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. The sons of Bela: Addar, Ge

#genealogy+1
4m
1 Chronicles 9:1-44
The People of Jerusalem

So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings...

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2m
1 Chronicles 10:1-14
The Overthrow and Death of Saul

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before...

#judgment+3
3m
1 Chronicles 11:10-47
The Mighty Men

Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel,...

#war+3
1m
1 Chronicles 20:4-8
Battles Against the Philistines

Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time...

#war+2
4m
1 Chronicles 27:1-34
Leadership Structure of the Kingdom

This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of...

#authority+3
1m
Ezra 8:1-14
The Exiles Who Returned with Ezra

These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with...

#genealogy+2
2m
Ezra 10:6-17
The People’s Confession of Sin

Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of...

#repentance+3
2m
Nehemiah 12:1-26
The Priests and Levites Who Returned

Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of...

#genealogy+2
2m
Nehemiah 12:27-43
The Dedication of the Wall

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all...

#redemption+2
2m
Jeremiah 37:11-21
Jeremiah Imprisoned

When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,...

#persecution+3
5m
Jeremiah 40:7 - 41:18
Gedaliah Governs in Judah

When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put

#betrayal+3