Wives of king david book

Jewish women says that equating eglah with michal was the rabbis way of bringing davids marriages into line with the requirements of deuteronomy 17. Can she find forgiveness at the feet of the almighty. While king david had numerous wives,17 only eight are named in the book of samuel. He becomes a favorite of king saul and a close friend of sauls son jonathan. These are the people whose story has been covered in the book of ruth. David had his two wives, ahinoam of jezreel and abigail of carmel, the widow of nabal. King david had many wives, according to the bible, although only eight of them are named. As a girl, michal quickly falls for the handsome young harpist david. The story begins with michals longing for the singer, david, to come and soothe the madness of her father. Find the complete the wives of king david book series by jill eileen smith. 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.

Michal the wives of king david, book one by jill eileen. Each story is a fictional rendering of the biblical account of three of davids most wellknown wives. Or has her sin separated her from godand davidforever. 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. Enter a world filled with love and longing amidst political upheaval and palace intrigue. 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. It is a story that shows a womans struggle to love a man who chooses to have many wives. The other three wives figure prominently in the story of king david. Bathsheba is the beautiful young wife of uriah, one of king davids thirty, his leading warriors.

It placed a lotof flesh on matters that were casually menitoned in the bible. She loves her husband, uriah, but he is gone at war for months at a time. War often keeps uriah away from home, and bathsheba is lonely and a bit angry that. The wives of king david is a biblical fiction series set in ancient israel during the reigns of king saul and king david. Jill eileen smith has more than twenty years of writing experience. 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. Then david sent a proposal to abigail, to take her as his wife. Marriage to one of king davids special soldiers is a daily challenge for the beautiful bathsheba. These wives are michal, abigail, and bathsheba, and their stories greatly influenced the history of israel. A novel by jill eileen smith in djvu, fb3, rtf download ebook. What you might not know is that this book is probably the highlight in the impressive trilogy that is the wives of king david. The other five named wives of david were ahinoam, maacah, haggith, abital, and eglah 2 samuel 3.

While not much detail is given about these women, we do know information about some of them. King david and his wives david married many women in the. 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. The wives of king david series by jill eileen smith. 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. 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. His heart still belongs to abigail, but his kingly duties and increasing number of wives steal away his time. The story begins with bathsheba carrying out her ritual purification with her husband, uriah, standing guard. 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. 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. Each story is a fictional rendering of the biblical account of. David had six wives while he ruled in hebron as king of judah.

Abigails hopes and dreams for the future are wrapped up in her handsome, darkeyed betrothed, nabal. Michal was the second eldest daughter of king saul. Bathsheba by jill eileen smith is the third book in the wives of king david series. The lord has also returned the evildoing of nabal on his own head. Pdf download michal the wives of king david book 1 a. Although david married numerous women in the course of his lifetime, he never bypassed the limits imposed by the torah. As the daughter of king saul, michal lives a life of privilegebut one that is haunted by her fathers unpredictable mo. This verse clearly says that it was abominable to god that david had many wives and concubines.

First book i read of jill eileen smith ive tracked down all her other bible women biographical novels since and really enjoyed each one. Listen to the complete the wives of king david series book series. Abigail follows the bestselling michal and continues jill eileen smiths rich story of davids wives. Though she immediately regrets her involvement with the powerful king, the pieces are set in motion that will destroy everything she holds dear. The wives of king david series audiobooks listen to the. When michal falls for young david, the harpist who plays to calm her father, she has no idea what romance. Uzzah is struck down when he attempts to steady the ark of the covenant. Jill eileen smith is the bestselling author of michal. Michal the wives of king david book 1 a novel book also available. Solomon started out well early in his life, listening to the counsel of his father, david, as recorded in 1 kings 2.

A novel 2 by jill eileen smith 2010, paperback at the best online. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read abigail the. Davids greatgrandfather was boaz, son of salmon and his greatgrandmother was ruth. 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. Michal, ahinoam, abigail, maacah, haggit, avital, eglah and bathsheba. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. The wives of king david 3 book series kindle edition. Download michal the wives of king david book 1 a novel in pdf and epub formats for free. 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. Whilst it focussed on king davids first wife michal it covered in great detail david life and his battles with soul. Her research has taken her from the bible to israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in old testament times. Solomon had three named full brothers born to bathsheba. Indeed the talmud deduces the exact number of wives permitted to a jewish monarch as 18, from king david s own behavior as king. Why did god allow solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines.

The story of king david in the bible jewish history. Behold, david and solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the lord jacob 2. 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. Abigail hopes there will be no more wives in his future, but as the years go on, that hope is dashed repeatedly. 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.

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. 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. Smith takes king davids most infamous wifebathshebaand makes her jump off the biblical pages to become a real woman faced with real issues. Treats mephibosheth, the lame son of saul, with great kindness. How does his adherence to the law and bathshebas desire for. Just maybe, this would give them a thirst to want to know more about god and his word. 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. Solomon was born in jerusalem, the second born child of david and his wife bathsheba, widow of uriah the hittite. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. She fancies herself in love with david but discovers, to her dismay, that david appears to care for her sister, merab, instead of herself.