HeyJaredUnderstand the KJV Bible
Discover the Bible's meaning with clear explanations of KJV words and passages. In each episode, we work through one complete Psalm together, with word-by-word and verse-by-verse explanations, so that you can understand the Psalm clearly.
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David serves a Philistine king - 1 Samuel 27 (KJV) explained (opens the original)
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The time came when, astonishingly, David believed that he must seek a place of refuge with one of the Philistine kings in order to escape from Saul. For Saul's whole rule, the Philistines were fierce enemies of Israel - but David, with his 600 men, considered that they were now safer in enemy territory than in their own land. The move came with a cost to David's integrity. During his 16 months in Philistia, David was deceiving King Achish about the raids he was carrying out against the tribes of
Forgiveness, mercy and respect for God's anointed - 1 Samuel 26 (KJV) explained (opens the original)
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For the second time, David found himself in a situation where he could have killed Saul, and for the second time, David chose to spare his life. David remembered that Saul was the Lord's anointed, chosen by God to rule over Israel, and therefore David refused absolutely to harm Saul in any way. When the facts became known, this impressed Saul greatly. Saul confessed his sin and spoke to David kindly. In fact, he blessed David and declared that David would do great things and he would in the end
The wisdom of Abigail - 1 Samuel 25:21-44 (KJV) explained (opens the original)
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David had been determined to carry out an act of great cruelty, and he would have done it, had not Abigail intervened with her great wisdom. Accepting personal responsibility for the foolish and evil behaviour of her husband, Nabal, she reminded David that as God's anointed king, he must gain his power in God's way, and not by the power of his own military action. This was something that David had already resolved in his dealings with King Saul. David now saw that he must implement the same prin
David's temptation - 1 Samuel 25:1-20 (KJV) explained (opens the original)
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At Engedi, there were plenty of hiding places for David, but there was no work for his 600 men. So David made the decision to return to the region of Ziph - where Saul had almost caught him - so that the men could work as guards for the shepherds, in a region at constant danger from violent robbers. Of course, those guards were entitled to payment for their work, and they expected wealthy farmers like Nabal to pay at the time of shearing their sheep, when they would make good profits. However Na
A moral dilemma - 1 Samuel 24 (KJV) explained (opens the original)
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Engedi, near the Dead Sea, is a place of many caves, in one of which David hid from Saul, who wanted to kill him. However, Saul chose the very same cave when he needed to do something privately. David's men urged him to take the opportunity to kill his enemy, and David was able to creep so close to Saul that, with a stroke of his knife, he cut off the fringe of Saul's robe. But would David now act to make himself king by ending Saul's life? And if not, how could God's promise ever be fulfilled t
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