Wives of king david book

As the daughter of king saul, michal lives a life of privilegebut one that is haunted by her fathers unpredictable moods and by competition from her beautiful older sister. David had his two wives, ahinoam of jezreel and abigail of carmel, the widow of nabal. Abigail hopes there will be no more wives in his future, but as the years go on, that hope is dashed repeatedly. Jacob was not just saying that david and solomon had more than one wife, he says that they truly had many wives, as if to say, there is no question that david and solomon had many wives. The wives of king david series audiobooks listen to the. King david had many wives, according to the bible, although only eight of them are named. The fact that the old testament strictly forbade the practice of taking many wives for a king both solomon and david were kings leads one to conclude. Whilst it focussed on king davids first wife michal it covered in great detail david life and his battles with soul. Each story is a fictional rendering of the biblical account of.

The lord has also returned the evildoing of nabal on his own head. Jill eileen smith is the bestselling, awardwinning author of the wives of king david series, the daughters of the promised land, the wives of the patriarchs, and the loves of king solomon series. This is the second story in the wives of king david series, and i found myself enjoying it more than book one, which was about davids wife michal. These are the people whose story has been covered in the book of ruth. The first child unnamed in that account, a son conceived adulterously during uriahs lifetime, had died as a punishment on account of the death of uriah by davids order. It is a story that shows a womans struggle to love a man who chooses to have many wives. Solomon had three named full brothers born to bathsheba. The daughter of king saul, michal lives a life of privilegebut one that is haunted by her fathers unpredictable moods and competition from her beautiful older sister. What you might not know is that this book is probably the highlight in the impressive trilogy that is the wives of king david. Solomon was born in jerusalem, the second born child of david and his wife bathsheba, widow of uriah the hittite.

Indeed the talmud deduces the exact number of wives permitted to a jewish monarch as 18, from king david s own behavior as king. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Though she immediately regrets her involvement with the powerful king, the pieces are set in motion that will destroy everything she holds dear. Treats mephibosheth, the lame son of saul, with great kindness. Michal, ahinoam, abigail, maacah, haggit, avital, eglah and bathsheba.

The wives of king david series by jill eileen smith. When michal falls for young david, the harpist who plays to calm her father, she has no idea what romance. She fancies herself in love with david but discovers, to her dismay, that david appears to care for her sister, merab, instead of herself. Jill eileen smith has more than twenty years of writing experience. This verse clearly says that it was abominable to god that david had many wives and concubines. Then david sent a proposal to abigail, to take her as his wife. Solomon started out well early in his life, listening to the counsel of his father, david, as recorded in 1 kings 2. The parentage of king david daviyd melek this image follows the royal lineage down to the ruler who redivided the kingdoms of israel and judah. Uzzah is struck down when he attempts to steady the ark of the covenant.

Find the complete the wives of king david book series by jill eileen smith. Listen to the complete the wives of king david series book series. War often keeps uriah away from home, and bathsheba is lonely and a bit angry that. Why did god allow solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines.

A novel by jill eileen smith in djvu, fb3, rtf download ebook. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read abigail the. Or has her sin separated her from godand davidforever. Pdf download michal the wives of king david book 1 a. Abigails heart breaks over seeing him with other women. His heart still belongs to abigail, but his kingly duties and increasing number of wives steal away his time. These wives are michal, abigail, and bathsheba, and their stories greatly influenced the history of israel. Bathsheba is the beautiful young wife of uriah, one of king davids thirty, his leading warriors. A novel 2 by jill eileen smith 2010, paperback at the best online. Difficult historical material to work from for this first wife of king david, but shes managed to draw a very believable character that i did care about. He becomes a favorite of king saul and a close friend of sauls son jonathan.

Enter a world filled with love and longing amidst political upheaval and palace intrigue. Smith takes king davids most infamous wifebathshebaand makes her jump off the biblical pages to become a real woman faced with real issues. Bathsheba by jill eileen smith is the third book in the wives of king david series. When michal falls for young david, the harpist who plays to calm her father, she has no idea what romance, adventures, and heartache await her. The story begins with bathsheba carrying out her ritual purification with her husband, uriah, standing guard.

Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the law of moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go. Abigails hopes and dreams for the future are wrapped up in her handsome, darkeyed betrothed, nabal. She loves her husband, uriah, but he is gone at war for months at a time. While king david had numerous wives,17 only eight are named in the book of samuel. Her research into the lives of davids wives has taken her from the bible to israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in old testament times. Behold, david and solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the lord jacob 2. First book i read of jill eileen smith ive tracked down all her other bible women biographical novels since and really enjoyed each one. The story of king david in the bible jewish history. The story begins with michals longing for the singer, david, to come and soothe the madness of her father. King david and his wives david married many women in the. With her devout husband away fighting the kings wars for many months at a time, discontent and loneliness dog her stepsand make it frighteningly easy to succumb to king davids charm and attention. Can she find forgiveness at the feet of the almighty. Just maybe, this would give them a thirst to want to know more about god and his word.

However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. It placed a lotof flesh on matters that were casually menitoned in the bible. Jill eileen smith is the bestselling author of michal. Michal was the second eldest daughter of king saul. David had six wives while he ruled in hebron as king of judah. As a girl, michal quickly falls for the handsome young harpist david. Amid this numerical confusion, three of the many wives of david in the bible stand out because their relationships provide significant insights into davids character. Abigail follows the bestselling michal and continues jill eileen smiths rich story of davids wives.

Each story is a fictional rendering of the biblical account of three of davids most wellknown wives. Jewish women says that equating eglah with michal was the rabbis way of bringing davids marriages into line with the requirements of deuteronomy 17. For an unbeliever reading this book i would hope the person would be so curious about the life of king david and all his wives that they might just pick up a bible and read what the scriptures say. Download michal the wives of king david book 1 a novel in pdf and epub formats for free. How does his adherence to the law and bathshebas desire for. The other five named wives of david were ahinoam, maacah, haggith, abital, and eglah 2 samuel 3. Against the backdrop of opulent palace life, raging war, and daring desert escapes, jill eileen smith takes you on an emotional journey as michal deals with love, loss, and personal transformation as the first wife of king david. While not much detail is given about these women, we do know information about some of them. Although david married numerous women in the course of his lifetime, he never bypassed the limits imposed by the torah. In the books of samuel, david is a young shepherd who gains fame first as a musician and later by killing the enemy champion goliath.