Recorded live on December 23rd, 2025, we continue Sefer Shmuel Bet and explore Perek 2, Pesukim א–ל״ב — the uneasy and often tragic beginning of David’s kingship.

David does not rush the throne. He asks, he waits, and he is anointed king in Chevron — but only over Yehudah. Meanwhile, Avner, the true power behind Shaul’s house, installs Ish-Boshet as king over the rest of Israel. What should have been a careful political transition fractures into rivalry, bloodshed, and a civil war no one truly wants. A “friendly” duel spirals out of control, a fatal pursuit seals a blood feud, and the cost of leadership becomes painfully clear. This chapter forces us to confront hard questions about legitimacy versus power, restraint versus ambition, and how personal choices shape national destiny long before the crown is secure.

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Recorded live on December 2nd, 2025, we continue Sefer Shmuel Bet and explore Perek 1, Pesukim 17-27 — in one of the most moving chapters in all of Tanach, David hears of the deaths of Shaul and Yonatan and breaks into a powerful eulogy — "How the mighty have fallen."

This episode explores David's grief, the complexities of his relationship with Shaul, the depth of his bond with Yonatan, and the message this lament sends about leadership, loyalty, and love.

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This is the first session of the new season and the 19th episode in our ongoing series, The Story of David HaMelech.

Recorded live on November 11, 2025, we open Sefer Shmuel Bet and explore Perek 1, Pesukim 1–16 — the dramatic moment when David learns of Shaul and Yonatan's deaths.

In this episode, we cover:

• David's return to Tziklag after the war with Amalek

• The Amaleki messenger and his account of the battle

• The inconsistencies in his story

• The poetic justice of Amalek standing between David and Shaul — in life and now in death

• David's response and ethical clarity

• The crucial transition from the fall of Shaul's kingship to the rise of David

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