David was a godly role model in many ways.  However, he was human so there were times when he stumbled and fell into sin.  Even great spiritual people who try to follow God are susceptible to temptation and sin.

David's sins were mostly against his fellow man (commandments 5-10).  His sins (at least those that are recorded in the Bible) are not sins against God (commandments 1-4).

Finally we read about David actually taking the throne as king. For the first seven years he is king over only Judah and the remaining time over all Israel. The civil war between the tribes to establish David's kingdom was a long, hard process. The people saw the sincerity of David as he honored his earlier promise to Saul to spare the lives of Saul's sons.  This is one of the reasons the tribes became united after being split between Israel and Judah. Solomon, David’s son will also rule over all Israel. After that, Israel and Judah split again and are split still today. They won’t come back together until the millennium.

We read a lot about a place called Hebron. It’s located in the hills of Judea about 20 miles southwest of Bethlehem. At the present time, Hebron is a hotbed of anti-Jew, anti-Israel, and pro Arab sentiments.  Seems as if Satan has a stronghold there. Hebron was one of the cities of refuge. Not even the avenger of death could slay a murderer without a trial.

Interesting thing in 2 Samuel 3:22-27. Abner was killed by Joab to avenge his brother Asahel’s death…but Hebron was a city of refuge. Oops.

Oh my…David had – count them – seven wives. This is not God's plan for marriage.  That plan was established between Adam and Eve - one man, one woman, becoming one flesh.  We can think of marriage as being a triangle.  God is at the top, husband and wife at the other two points of the triangle.  As husband and wife move up the sides of the triangle and become closer to God, they naturally come closer together to each other.  Great lesson for all of us.  If we get closer to God, all our other relationships will be better!