The reading for Wednesday, March 29, 2023 , is 2 Samuel 21 - 23

2 Samuel 21 - 23 

Saul had struck down the Gibeonites in his zeal for Israel and Judah. It is so important what our zeal does. The Gibeonites ask for 7 sons of Saul to hang them before the Lord. Back in 2 Samuel 9, David asks if there is anyone left of the house of Saul, so that David may kindness to that person for the sake of Jonathan. Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth, then comes to eat at King David's table. So why were these other 7 grandsons of Saul not mentioned then? 

2 Samuel 21 says that the Philistines killed Saul on Gilboa. Previously, we read that Saul either fell on his sword or his armor bearer ran Saul through at Saul's request. 

There's some wild names in here!!

The 3 mighty men risk their lives to get David water from a certain well. David then refuses to drink this water. He then pours it out before the Lord. I have always gotten stuck on "he poured it out." Now I am more focused on the "before the Lord" part. He gave it to the Lord. He worshipped with it, I guess. That seems, to me, more in line with what is going on here. 

Of the 30 mighty men, I am struck by the name of Uriah the Hittite. David arranged to have Uriah killed because David knocked up Uriah's wife when Uriah was off at war so the kid couldn't have been Uriah's. 

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