Round about now, Chronicles begins to hit its narrative stride, which means that many of the stories will be told twice. It will be interesting to compare the different outlooks of the two accounts.
Length of David’s reign
2 Samuel 5:5
Punishment of the wicked
Psalm 58
God the great king
Psalm 93
A song of praise
Psalm 95
Jerusalem becomes the capital city
2 Samuel 5:6-10, 1 Chronicles 11:4-9
A prayer of thanksgiving
Psalm 118
House built for David
2 Samuel 5:11-12, 1 Chronicles 14:1-2
David’s promise
Psalm 101
Children born in Jerusalem
2 Samuel 5:13-16, 1 Chronicles 14:1-2
Wars against the Philistines
2 Samuel 5:17, 1 Chronicles 14:8
The Gadites join David
1 Chronicles 12:8-15
The Philistines gather
2 Samuel 5:18, 1 Chronicles 14:9
David brought water from Bethlehem
2 Samuel 23:13-17, 1 Chronicles 11:15-19
Chronicles seems to specialise in celebrating the names of great heroes - their mighty deeds are written down to be preserved. Bits of the story are told identically, such as David conquering Jerusalem and fighting off the Philistines.
The Psalms that accompany this phase of David’s life are very different from the ones I read a few days ago - gone are the laments about David’s enemies, now we see God in majesty, ruling over all the earth, and his enemies are crushed beneath his feet. David is doing the crushing, but God’s getting the glory.
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