Samuel dies and in a battle 3 of Saul's sons die and he gets wounded and falls on his sword
Dec 31, 1004
Saul pursues David at en-Gedi.
Dec 14, 1005
David takes his parents to Mizpah of Moab leaving them with the king
Jun 29, 1006
David and Jonathan covenant together at Ramah
Dec 13, 1006
David flees to Nob
Aug 6, 1010
Saul banishes David from his court
Feb 8, 1015
David was appointed armor-bearer to Saul
Aug 14, 1020
David defeted Goliath
May 13, 1023
David serves Saul with music on his harp
Nov 24, 1025
David was annonted by Sammuel
Apr 10, 1035
David was Born
David concures Jerusalem
: Ishbosheth is murdered by two cut-throats. David is publicly anointed king over all of Israel, north and south
Ark returned to Jerusalem to a tent . The tabernacle remains in Gibeon. David desires to build a temple to house the ark. God sends Nathan to David with the Davidic Covenant instead, promising a perpetual throne to his offspring
Solomon is born, youngest of David’s sons, and future heir to the throne
A three-year famine occurs as a result of Saul’s attack on the Gibeonites
After 7-10 years of war, David has solidified his empire
Battles with the Philistines. David is almost killed by a giant, and he is asked to stay home for his own safety. Four giants are killed in these battles
David charges Solomon and the princes with the task of construction
David calls for a National Assembly, and passes to Solomon his pattern for the temple
: David dies a natural death at 70-75. Although David begins to rule at age 30 for 40 years, he may be older than 70 if we add Solomon’s over-lapping time of rule.
