David wants to return the chesed that his friend Yonatan did for him, and to fulfill the oath they made together

25m

Mar 28

After telling us that King David ruled his nation rightly and justly, scripture outlines his ministers and associates.

23m

Mar 21

In these wars, David takes from the plunder of the enemy, collecting materials for the Holy Temple

25m

Mar 14

King David expands his borders

22m

Mar 07

Addressing the question - why does the Monarch have to be decided by heredity...

13m

Feb 29

Upon hearing the prophesy that from him will emanate the monarchy, David offers a prayer of gratitude to Hashem

24m

Feb 22

David is rejected from building the Temple. Did he do something wrong?

23m

Feb 15

David thinks its time to move the arc from the tent, and build the Holy Temple

18m

Feb 08

As David is dancing with great fervor as he escorts the arc, his wife Michal doesn't approve

30m

Feb 01

David does the "tikun", and successfully brings the arc to the City of David.

20m

Jan 25

After conquering Jerusalem, David tries to bring the arc there, but tragedy strikes. We take a deep dive into the importance of the arc in this class.

28m

Jan 18

David fights two huge wars against the Philistines, and passes a huge test.

26m

Jan 11

After conquering Jerusalem, David's kingdom expands and gains recognition among the nations. He takes additional wives and has more children.

20m

Jan 04

As his first act as King of Israel, David conquers Jerusalem from the Yevusites

26m

Dec 28, 2023

The tribes come to Hebron to crown David as their king

20m

Dec 21, 2023

Raichav and Baana run to David with Ishboshet's head thinking it's good news, but it turns out to be bad new for them...

20m

Dec 14, 2023

Two men from the tribe of Binyamin murder Ishboshet the son of Saul while he is sleeping.

17m

Dec 07, 2023

After Yoav kills Avner, David mourns excessively to show the people he was not partner to the assassination

23m

Nov 30, 2023

David lays a heavy curse upon Yoav for killing Avner.

21m

Nov 23, 2023

While Avner leaves Hebron, Yoav calls him back, deceivingly engages him in conversation, and then murders an unsuspecting Avner. We examine many midrashim which elaborate on this event.

23m

Nov 16, 2023

After their meeting to unite the kingdom, David sends Avner back, but Yoav shows up....

21m

Nov 09, 2023

After lobbying for David amongst all the tribes, Avner pays a visit to David in Hebron to unite the kingdom under the Davidic dynasty.

20m

Nov 02, 2023

Avner ben Nir agrees to bring the kingdom over to David and make a pact with him - but David has a condition....

24m

Oct 26, 2023

When Ishboshet accuses Avner of being with Saul's concubine, Avner gets infuriated, and swears to bring the people over to Davi...

21m

Oct 19, 2023

David settles in Hebron, and scripture relates who his wives and sons were. Why did so many of them go off the "derech"?

25m

Oct 12, 2023

After Avner kills Asael, his brothers Yoav and Avishai want revenge

21m

Oct 04, 2023

With Asael the son of Zruia chasing Avner ben Nir, Avner kills Asael with the butt end of his spear...

25m

Sep 27, 2023

As Avner is making Ishboshet son of Saul King over Israel, Yoav and his men meet up with them at the pools of Givon

22m

Sep 21, 2023

David and his men leave the underground and move to Hebron, the capital of the tribe of Judah, and David is anointed king by the elders of Yehuda

17m

Sep 14, 2023

David's lamentation over Saul and Yonatan

25m

Sep 07, 2023