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'Time' in the Bible

for the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have remained there as resident foreigners until the present time.)

So David asked the Lord what he should do. This time the Lord said to him, "Don't march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodTreesFalling

I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day. Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent.

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In OtGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptMoving OnMoving To A New Place

and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The Lord declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.

Verse ConceptsProperty, HousesTime Of Peace

When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

Verse ConceptsBodyChrist, The Seed OfLeaders, PoliticalSleep, And DeathJesus Christ, Prophecies OfNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Kingdom Of Solomon

You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O Lord, became their God.

Verse ConceptsGod, The LordUnity, Of God's PeopleEternally With GodYou Are Our God

In the spring of the year, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, David sent out Joab with his officers and the entire Israelite army. They defeated the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfSpringSiegesNature Of KingsReady For WarThe Nations Attackedspringtime

David sent some messengers to get her. She came to him and he had sexual relations with her. (Now at that time she was in the process of purifying herself from her menstrual uncleanness.) Then she returned to her home.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutAdulteress ExamplesImmorality, Examples Of SexualMinistry, Qualifications ForSleep, PhysicalExtra Marital Sex ExamplesPurifying OneselfIndividuals going home

When the time of mourning passed, David had her brought to his palace. She became his wife and she bore him a son. But what David had done upset the Lord.

Verse ConceptsSexual Sin, Nature OfSin, And God's CharacterDavid's Wives

Now David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David's son Amnon fell madly in love with her.

Verse ConceptsBeauty, In WomenNamed SistersMen And Women Who LovedBeautiful Women

So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, "Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don't anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.

Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilBereavement, Expression OfMourningOintmentUnhappinessAnointing OneselfPretendingDistinctive Clothing

Some time later Absalom managed to acquire a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

Verse ConceptsChariotsHorsesLove, Abuse OfRunningForerunnersFifties

Hushai replied to Absalom, "Ahithophel's advice is not sound this time."

So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to your servants. For I swear by the Lord that if you don't go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!"

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofTreatment From YouthGet Up!Scattering Followers

Say to Amasa, 'Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!'"

Verse ConceptsTreasonExchanging Of LeadersSame Bone And Flesh

So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Who Delayed

Later there was another battle with the Philistines, this time in Gob. On that occasion Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha.

Verse ConceptsGiantsKilling Named Individuals

At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped in the valley of Rephaim.

Verse ConceptsCavesHarvestPeople In CavesThirtyCaves As Places Of Refuge

David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsGarrisonsEarthly Armies

So the Lord sent a plague through Israel from the morning until the completion of the appointed time. Seventy thousand men died from Dan to Beer Sheba.

Verse ConceptsPestilenceFifty To Ninety ThousandDeath As Punishment

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