– 2 Samuel 3ĭavid finally reigns over all Israel and Judah.

Joab, one of Davids generals, kills Abner. – 2 Samuel 2:9-12ĭavid and his kingdom is strengthened by expansion and alliances. He is helped by Abner, a general loyal to Saul. The northern kingdom, Israel is led by Ishbosheth, one of the surviving sons of Saul. – 1 Samuel 30ĭavid is anointed king of Judah with the help of his allies and he makes Hebron as the capital of his new “administration.” – 2 Samuel 2:7Ī nation still divided between Israel and Judah, a civil war rages on between the kingdoms. The Amalekites are destroyed by David and his men. Saul, along with three of his sons die in a battle with the Philistines. Instead, Samuel predicts Saul’s death the following day. – 1 Samuel 25Īfter the death of Samuel, Saul consults a witch to call Samuel from the dead. Nabal dies of natural causes, David marries Abigail. Abigail intervenes as David intends to do harm to Nabal. David meets Abigail and her husband Nabal. With a chance to kill Saul, David spares the life of the man who had been trying to hunt him down in order to kill him. He then hides in the city of Gath, hometown of Goliath and pretends to be a crazy man. He goes to Nob and receives the sword of Goliath from Ahimelech, a priest. – 1 Samuel 20ĭavid is threatened with bodily harm by Saul because of jealousy. Jonathan, a son of King Saul, and David become the best friends and make an oath to one another regarding future generations. – 1 Samuel 18:13ĭavid is successful as a warrior in Saul’s army that the king offers his daughter in marriage to David. King Saul fires David from his court but makes him a commander in his army. David kills Goliath with a single shot from his sling. The Philistines send their champion warrior Goliath against the shepherd boy David. Israel, led by King Saul, is at war with the Philistines. – 1 Samuel 16:13ĭavid serves as a minstrel in Saul’s court after he is learned to be a talented musician. He is between the age of 10-12 years old. Samuel goes to the town of Bethlehem and anoints the shepherd David as the future king of Israel. – 1 Samuel 10:1īelieved to be the approximate period that David is born in the town of Bethlehem. Samuel the prophet anoints Saul as the first king of Israel. King David Timeline in Biblical History 1043 BC The rest, is up to you, receive it by faith, or not. It is intended to provide us a visual picture on the period and conditions this King David of Israel lived under. It is an approximate timeline based on historical and biblical information that have been gathered through the years as provided by scholars and students of history. This timeline is not as accurate as we would like it to be.

Life of david in the bible timeline