David marches on.
Joram congratulates David
2 Samuel 8:9-10, 1 Chronicles 18:9-10
David’s prayer for deliverance
Psalm 60, Psalm 108:6-13
Edom subdued
2 Samuel 8:13-14, 1 Chronicles 18:12-13
Hadad flees to Egypt
1 Kings 11:15-20
Spoils dedicated
2 Samuel 8:12, 1 Chronicles 18:11
David’s mighty men
2 Samuel 23:8-12, 18-39, 1 Chronicles 11:10-14, 20-47
David’s government and officers
2 Samuel 8:15-18, 1 Chronicles 18:14-17
But Psalm 60 suggests it wasn’t all plain sailing. After suffering a setback, David reminds himself of God’s greatness, and prevails in the end. The Psalm begins, “You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us;” and ends “With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.”
One of David’s enemies even fled to Egypt, in a neat reversal of the Exodus. What glee that must have given the Israelites!
A small point of different between Samuel and Chronicles: 2 Samuel says that David’s sons were priests; Chronicles says they were “chief officials.” They shouldn’t be priests, because they’re not Levites, David is descended from Judah. Maybe this is a bit of nepotism on David’s part that Chronicles edits out. One thing is for certain: David’s sons weren’t all shining examples - we’ll find this out later.
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