Tuesday 27 February

1 Samuel 25:1-13
Who dies, and where is he buried? Where does David go after the funeral? What kind of person is Abigail? What kind of person is Nabal? What does David request from Nabal? Why does he feel justified in asking for provisions? How does Nabal respond? Why? How does David react to this decision?

25:14-35
How does Abigail try to resolve the dispute between the two men? Does Nabal know what she's doing? What does she call Nabal? Why is she coming to David?

25:36-44
What has Nabal been doing meanwhile? What happens when he learns what his wife has done? What happens to Abigail after her husband dies? Why is David so quick to marry so many women? What has happened to Michal?

26:1-12
Why does Saul go to Ziph? Who goes down to Saul's camp with David? What do they find in the camp? Why won't David let Abishai kill Saul? How does he say Saul must die? What do they take? Why is everyone asleep?

26:13-27:1
Who does David call to after leaving the camp? Why does he criticize Abner? What does he tell Saul? What does Saul say after hearing David's innocence? Does David trust him? Where does he decide to go?

27:2-28:2
Who does David go to live with? What request does he make of Achish? Why does he not want to live in the royal city? Where does he go to live? Who does David attack when he goes out on raids? Who does he say he's raiding? Why doesn't he take any prisoners? Why is Achish so pleased with David? What position does he give David in the army when the Philistines go to war with Saul?