Bible Study #10:
David: The Broken-hearted Pt. 3
Intro: In this study we'll focus on a few of the tragic events in David's life.

In part 1, we covered the lead up and fallout from David's affair with Bathsheba.
In part 2, we see David's son committing sexual sin against his own sister. An act that was not dealt with by David, but Absalom, Tamar's full brother.
In Part 3, For the second time in his life, he is on the run. (See 2 Sam. 15:16, 22-24)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
1. Intelligence Gathering
• David recruits priests. (2 Sam. 15:25-29)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
1. Intelligence Gathering
• David recruits priests.
• David recruits a friend. (2 Sam. 15:31-37)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
2. Pesky Resistance (2 Sam. 16:5-14)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
2. Pesky Resistance
• Saul's descendant attacks David.
• His two-fold attack:
Words
Stones

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
3. Traitors advice (2 Sam. 16:16-17:14)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
3. Traitors advice
Ahithophel's advice:
• Sleep with David's concubines. (2 Sam. 16:20-23)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
3. Traitors advice
Ahithophel's advice:
• Sleep with David's concubines.
• Sneak attack while they are tired and take David out! (2 Sam. 17:1-4)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
3. Traitors advice
Ahithophel's advice:
• Sleep with David's concubines.
• Sneak attack while they are tired and take David out!
Hushai's advice:
• Don't attack now. (2 Sam. 17:5-10)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
3. Traitors advice
Ahithophel's advice:
• Sleep with David's concubines.
• Sneak attack while they are tired and take David out!
Hushai's advice:
• Don't attack now.
• Wait until you have the full support of Israel. (2 Sam. 17:11-14)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
4. Preparing for War
• Inevitability of the war. (2 Sam. 17:25, 18:1-3)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
4. Preparing for War
• Inevitability of the war.
• Expectation in the war. (2 Sam. 18:5)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
5. Crushed in Victory
• Joab's rebellion. (2 Sam. 18:6-17)

A summary of the showdown between David and Absalom:
5. Crushed in Victory
• Joab's rebellion.
• David's devastation. (2 Sam. 18:31-19:2)

In summary:
Fault out from David's sins was four-fold. (2 Sam 12:6).
• He lost an unnamed baby boy, Amnon, and Absalom.
• His son, Adonijah, sought to take Solomon's throne and was executed. (1 Kings 2)