🎺 2 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and spoke, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “David took more concubines and wives for himself out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David.” 2 Samuel 5 opens with these words: “Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and spoke, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.” The line to keep is 2 Samuel 5:10: “David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.” Carry the word “david” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 2 Samuel 5:10: “David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 2 Samuel 5? Then try this: Read “David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.