Life of David Proposed Chronology EVENT DATE BC AGE Birth 1040 Anointed by Samuel 1029 11 In Saul’s Court 1028 12 Fought Goliath 1021 19 In Saul’s Army 1020 20 David & Jonathan make covenant Saul becomes jealous & attempt to kill him David marries Michal Saul attempts to kill David again Michal helps David escape Saul & flee to Samuel Flight from Saul 1016 24 Jonathan helps David determine that Saul intends to kill him David deceives Ahimelech & eats consecrated bread David flees to Gath & pretends to be insane before Achish David escapes to the cave of Adullam David moves to Mizpeh in Moab David saves Keilah from the Philistines David leaves Keilah for the wilderness of Ziph David escapes Saul in the wilderness David spares Saul's life in a cave in En-gedi God kills Nabal after he insults David David marries Abigail, Nabal's widow, and Ahinoam Saul gives Michal, David's wife to Palti David spares Saul's life on the hill of Hachilah David flees to the Philistines and lives with Achish In Achish’s Army 1012 28 Achish gives David the city of Ziklag David raids the Geshurites & Amalekites & lies to Achish about it Achish makes David his bodyguard before a battle against Israel Philistine commander rejects David before battle against Israel the Amalekites capture David's wives; David pursues & defeats them Saul & Jonathan are killed in battle with the Philistines David mourns the death of Saul & Jonathan Anointed king of Judah 1010 30 the armies of David & Ish-bosheth battle at the pool of Gibeon Abner, Ish-bosheth's commander, joins David; Michal is returned to David Joab, David's commander murders Abner Ish-bosheth is murdered; David executes his murderers Anointed king over all of Israel 1003 37 David defeats the Jebusites & takes the city of Jerusalem David builds a house in Jerusalem David defeats the Philistines twice in the valley of Rephaim David brings the ark to Jerusalem God makes a covenant with David through Nathan David defeats the Philistines, Moabites, and Hadadezer king of Zobah David shows kindness to Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son sclark 1 of 2 Life of David Proposed Chronology EVENT DATE BC AGE Hanun king of Ammon disgraces David's messengers; David's army defeats the Ammonites & Syrians Sin Bathsheba 982 58 David has Uriah, Bathsheba's husband, killed in battle David marries Bathsheba, who bears him a son Nathan rebukes David, who repents the son of David and Bathsheba dies Bathsheba gives birth to Solomon David takes the city of Rabbah in Ammon David's son Amnon rapes his half-sister Tamar Absalom, Tamar's brother, murders Amnon and flees to Geshur Absalom returns to Jerusalem David & Absalom reconcile Rebellion by Absalom 976 64 David flees Jerusalem Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, gives gifts to David; Shimei curses him Absalom enters Jerusalem as king Hushai counsels Absalom to not attack David and his men Hushai advises David to cross the Jordan Absalom pursues David across the Jordan David recieves support in Mahanaim David prepares for battle with Absalom Absalom is killed by Joab; David mourns. Joab rebukes him for mourning David returns to Jerusalem David pardons Shimei & Mephibosheth & rewards Barzillai for helping him Sheba rebels against David but is given up David avenges the Gibeonites David retires from the military after a battle with the Philistines David takes a census God sends pestilence on Israel as judgement for the census David builds an altar and God removes the plague Adonijah sets himself up as king as David grows old, but Nathan & Bathsheba convince David to set Solomon as king Solomon is anointed as king David gives final instructions to Solomon Death 970 70
Bold events added to chart from The Books of History. Old Testament Survey Series © Smith, James E. The Books of History. Old Testament Survey Series. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1995.
The other added events were gleaned from a timeline in the FaithLife Study Bible. © Logos Bible Software, KarBel Media, Shiloh Hubbard et al. Faithlife Study Bible Infographics. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2012.
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