All the Stories of the Bible - Full Length

https://www.btstories.com/numbering-the-people/ King David called for Joab and said, “Go throughout the land and number all the people.” He did this to see how big of an army he could build. Joab knew this wasn’t God’s will for David. He said, “Don’t disobey the Lord. God will give you as many people as you need for any situation.” But David insisted, so Joab used his army to go to every part of I...

https://www.btstories.com/ethnic-cleansing/ A famine hit the land of Israel. At first, David thought it was a natural event until it lasted for three years. He then realized the famine was from God. So he asked the Lord about it. God said, “It is because of what Saul did to the Gibeonites.” The Tabernacle of God was at Gibeon. The Ark of God was in Jerusalem, but the Tabernacle was set up in Gibeo...

https://www.btstories.com/wise-woman-of-abel/ David removed Joab from his command of the army. He replaced him with Amasa, who was also his nephew. He said to Amasa, “Gather my troops in three days so you can hunt down Sheba.” Amasa started gathering an army, but it took him too long. He wasn’t back in three days. David said to Joab’s brother, “We must act fast if we’re to defeat Sheba. If we give...

https://www.btstories.com/davids-kingdom-restored/ The king was cut to the heart when he heard of Absalom’s death. He went up to the gate chamber and cried out in anguish. “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!” News of this got back to the army. Suddenly their joy of victory turned to sadness. It was as if they had lost the battle.

https://www.btstories.com/absaloms-defeat/ The Lord caused Absalom to ignore Ahithophel’s advice, even though it was better. So Absalom said, “We’ll follow the advice of Hushai.” When Ahithophel heard this, he knew that David would win the war. So he went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hung himself.

https://www.btstories.com/running-to-the-king/ At first, Hushai didn’t know if Absalom would follow his advice or Ahithophel’s. So he decided to prepare David for the worse outcome. It was prearranged that two runners would deliver to David any communication from Hushai. So he sent them a message delivered by a servant girl saying, “Run to the king and tell him, ‘Don’t spend the night on this side...

https://www.btstories.com/absaloms-revolt/ Absalom was a handsome man with beautiful thick hair. He was also ambitious and wanted to be king. To impress people, he rode in a chariot with 50 men running ahead of him. In the morning, he stood by the road that went to the city gate. He honored anyone who bowed down to him. If he saw someone going to see the king about a problem, he asked, “What city...

https://www.btstories.com/absaloms-return/ After three years, David finally stopped mourning for Amnon. Then he started to miss his son Absalom. Still, he wouldn’t ask him to return from hiding. Joab noticed this, so he hired a woman who was good at acting. He told her to go to the king, and he gave her the words she should say. She went before David dressed in clothes of mourning. She bowed befor...

https://www.btstories.com/tamar/ Amnon was David’s oldest son—and his favorite. Amnon had everything he wanted, except one thing. He wanted his half-sister Tamar. She was beautiful and a virgin. He thought about her all the time. He literally got sick wishing he could go to bed with her. He had a cousin who was known to be crafty. Once he heard how Amnon felt, he came up with a plan. He said, “Lay...

https://www.btstories.com/nathans-story/ Only God knew about David’s sin with Bathsheba. He sent the prophet Nathan, who stood before the king and told this story: “There were two men who lived in the same city. One was rich. He had a large herd of cattle and a large flock of sheep. The other was poor. He only had one small lamb, but she was like a daughter to him. The lamb grew up with his childr...

https://www.btstories.com/bathsheba/ When it was spring, it was time to once again attack the Ammonites. Normally David would go with his men, but he decided to stay home. After taking a nap one afternoon, he walked along the sundeck that was on the roof of the palace. From there, he saw a beautiful woman taking a bath. He sent for a servant and asked, “Who is that woman?”

https://www.btstories.com/ammonites/ In all of David’s conquest, he didn’t attack the Ammonites because the king had been kind to him when he was running from Saul. One day, the king of the Ammonites died and his son ruled in his place. David sent a group of men with a message of comfort to the new king. When the men got there, the Ammonite leaders said to their king, “These men aren’t here to sho...

https://www.btstories.com/building-an-empire/ David established his kingdom and defended it from the nations around him. Finally, there was peace in Israel. He then started thinking about building a Temple for the Lord. One day he said to the prophet of God, “I live in a beautiful palace, while the Ark of God remains in a tent!” The prophet agreed, “Go ahead and build the Temple. God will be pleas...

https://www.btstories.com/city-of-the-people/ The Ark of God had been ignored during Saul’s reign as king. So David decided to bring it to his new capital. He sent a message throughout Israel inviting them to come join him for this great event. The people agreed that this was the right thing to do. Unfortunately, they didn’t follow God’s instructions on how the Ark was to be moved. Instead they pu...

https://www.btstories.com/davids-mighty-men/ David had developed a group of 30 men that were the core of his fighting force. Joab’s brother, Abishai, led the group because of his bravery. All 30 of these fighting men were proven warriors with skill and courage. But the mightiest of them were an inspiration to the entire army—they were called “the Three.” One of the Three personally killed 800 sold...

https://www.btstories.com/david-made-king/ The kingdom of Ish-bosheth continued to grow weaker. Still, Abner’s influence grew stronger. One day the king said to him, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?” Abner got angry and said, “How dare you! My loyalty to your father is the only thing that has kept me from handing you over to David. Now you’re accusing me of sinning with this woman. T...

https://www.btstories.com/joab-abner/ While David lived in the Philistine town of Ziklag, men from all the tribes of Israel kept coming to join his forces. They came day after day until he had a great army. After Saul’s death, David asked the Lord if he should go back to a town in Judah. The Lord said, “Go to Hebron.” So David and his men took their families and moved to all the towns around Hebro...

https://www.btstories.com/death-of-saul-jonathan/ The war between the Philistines and Israel was fierce. Many Israelites died and the others ran from the battlefield. Three of Saul’s sons were killed, including Jonathan. An arrow hit Saul and he knew he was about to die. He turned to the man who carried his armor. “Pull out your sword and kill me. If these pagans find me alive, they’ll torture me...

https://www.btstories.com/the-witch-of-endor/ The Philistines started their massive invasion of Israel. They entered the land and set up camp. Saul gathered his army and made preparations for war. His body shook with fear when he saw how large the Philistine army was. He asked the Lord for guidance, but God didn’t talk to him. All was silent. There wasn’t a dream, or a priest, or a prophet that ga...

https://www.btstories.com/staying-by-the-stuff/ As the Philistines started making plans to invade Israel, their king said to David, “You’ll march with me. I want you and your men to be my personal bodyguards.” David said, “Good, now you’ll be able to see what my men and I can do.”

https://www.btstories.com/sparing-gods-anointed/ Saul once again took 3,000 of his best warriors and went after David. That night they set up camp beside the road. David heard where they were, so he went there during the night. Saul was asleep in the middle of the camp with his men circled around him. Next to him was Abner, the commander of the army. The Lord caused a deep sleep to come over all o...

https://www.btstories.com/abigail/ David and his men lived in the same area as a rich herdsman named Nabal, a descendant of Caleb. He was known to be mean and harsh, but he had a beautiful wife who was much more practical in how she dealt with others. Her name was Abigail. Having David’s army in the area was a great advantage to Nabal because foreign raiders didn’t come and steal from his herds. S...

https://www.btstories.com/sparing-sauls-life/ Saul started chasing David from place to place. At one point, they came to a large rock formation. David and his men were on one side, and Saul’s army was on the other. If Saul had gone a little farther, he would’ve seen David and been able to get him. Just then a messenger went to Saul and said, “Hurry! You need to come back. The Philistines have inva...

https://www.btstories.com/running-from-saul/ David escaped from Saul with only a few men to help him. They went to Ahimelech, the priest who was in charge of the Ark of God. The priest said, “Why are you here?” “The king sent me on a special mission. He told me not to tell anyone about where I’m going. I left so fast that we don’t have anything to eat. Please give us some bread.”

https://www.btstories.com/three-arrows/ David said, “Jonathan, why is your father trying to kill me? What have I done?” He said, “The king doesn’t want to kill you. I would know about it if he did. He doesn’t hide anything from me.” David said, “As sure as there is a God, and as sure as you’re alive, your father wants to kill me. He doesn’t tell you because he knows we’re best friends.”