1.  David became king of what part of Israel? Why didn’t he just invade the other part of Israel and take it over?   ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2.  Who are Joab, Abishai and Asahel? How are they related to King David and each other?  Who are Abner and Ishbosheth? How are they related to King Solomon?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

3.  Why did Asahel chase Abner? Do you agree with Abner killing him?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

4.  Has God ever allowed a peaceful situation in your life to become chaotic? What was the ultimate outcome? How did God do the same in this situation with Judah and Israel? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

5.  Do you agree with Joab calling for a cease-fire between the House of David and the House of Saul? Why or why not? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

6.  Do you think King Ishbosheth was a respected king? Why or why not? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

7.  At first glance, we feel sorry for Michal’s husband, but should we? Why or why not? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

8.  Abner was supposed to help King David rule all of Israel, but he was killed before it happened.  What is the spirit of “promise and fail”? Has it ever affected you? How can we defeat it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

9.  How did David respond to Abner’s death? Why was it necessary for King David to make such a big display of sadness over Abner’s death? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

10.  Even though King David was ready to work with Abner why do you think God could never use Abner to secure Israel for King David? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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