Episode Details

There are a lot of scenes in 2 Samuel 13. Each scene has a different combination of 5 characters. They include David and 3 of his children, Amnon, Absalom, and Tamar and Jonadab, a no-good advisor.

Amnon is David’s firstborn, the son of his second wife, Ahinoam. David never had a child with his first wife, Saul’s daughter, Michal. Absalom is David’s 3rd son, he was born to Maakah, his 4th. Tamar was also born to Maakah, so Absalom and Tamar are close because they have the same mother and father. There is a second son between Amnon and Absalom, and his name is Kileab or Daniel. He is the son of Abigail and he must be wise like his mother because he manages to stay out of this sordid story. Or it is possible that he dies because he is never mentioned as a contender for the crown? David’s family dynamic seems complicated, and for good reason...

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Show Notes

• Blog
• The Path to Good or Evil
• The Tribal Allotments of Israel
• Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon
• David's Wars of Conquest
• The Old Testament Books
• The New Testament Books
• Bible Timeline

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This episode is part of our ongoing Bible Book Club series, starting with Genesis and journeying all the way through the Bible. Thanks for listening!