DAMASCUS
–An ancient city Ge 14:15 ; 15:2 –Capital of Syria 1Ki 20:34 ; Isa 7:8 ; Jer 49:23-29 ; Eze 47:16 , 17 –Laid under tribute to David 2Sa 8:5 , 6 –Besieged by Rezon 1Ki 11:23 , 24 –Recovered by Jeroboam 2Ki 14:28 –Taken by king of Assyria 2Ki 16:9 –Walled Jer 49:27 ; 2Co 11:33 –Garrisoned 2Co 11:32 –Luxury in Am 3:12 –Paul’s experiences in Ac 9 ; 22:5-16 ; 26:12-20 ; 2Co 11:32 ; Ga 1:17 –Prophecies concerning Isa 8:4 ; 17:1 , 2 ; Jer 49:23-29 ; Am 1:3 , 5 ; Zec 9:1 –Wilderness of 1Ki 19:15 –See SYRIA
DANIEL
–1. A Jewish captive, also called BELTESHAZZAR .Educated at king’s court Da 1 .Interprets visions Da 2 ; 4 ; 5 .Promotion and executive authority of Da 2:48 , 49 ; 5:11 , 29 ; 6:2 .Conspiracy against, cast into the lions’ den Da 6 .Prophecies of Da 4:8 , 9 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11 ; 12 ; Mt 24:15 .Abstinence of Da 1:8-16 .Wisdom of Da 1:17 ; Eze 28:3 .Devoutness of Da 2:18 ; 6 ; 9 ; 10 ; 12 ; Eze 14:14 .Courage and fidelity of Da 4:27 ; 5:17-23 ; 6:10-23 .Worshiped by Nebuchadnezzar Da 2:6 –2. David’s son .Also called CHILEAB 2Sa 3:3 ; 1Ch 3:1 –3. A descendant of Ithamar, and a companion of Ezra Ezr 8:2 ; Ne 10:6
DAVID
–1. King of Israel .Genealogy of Ru 4:18-22 ; 1Sa 16:11 ; 17:12 ; 1Ch 2:3-15 ; Mt 1:1-6 ; Lu 3:31-38 .A shepherd 1Sa 16:11 .Kills a lion and a bear 1Sa 17:34-36 .Anointed king, while a youth, by the prophet Samuel, and inspired 1Sa 16:1 , 13 ; Ps 89:19-37 .Chosen of God Ps 78:70 .Described to Saul 1Sa 16:18 .Detailed as armor-bearer and musician at Saul’s court 1Sa 16:21-23 .Kills Goliath 1Sa 17 .The love of Jonathan for 1Sa 18:1-4 .Popularity and discreetness of 1Sa 18 .Saul’s jealousy of 1Sa 18:8-30 .Is defrauded of Merab, and given Michal to marry 1Sa 18:17-27 .Jonathan intercedes for 1Sa 19:1-7 .Probably writes Psalms Eleven at this period of his life Ps 17 ; 35 ; 52 ; 58 ; 64 ; 109 ; 142 .Conducts a campaign against, and defeats the Philistines 1Sa 19:8 .Saul attempts to kill him; he escapes to Ramah, and lives at Naioth, where Saul pursues him 1Sa 19:9-24 .About this time writes Ps 59 .Returns, and Jonathan makes covenant with him 1Sa 20 .Escapes by way of Nob, where he obtains shewbread and Goliath’s sword from Abimelech 1Sa 21:1-6 ; Mt 12:3 , 4 .Escapes to Gath 1Sa 21:10-15 .At this time probably writes Ps 34 ; 35 ; 52 ; 56 ; 120 .Recruits an army of insurgents, goes to Moab, returns to Hareth 1Sa 22 .Probably writes Ps 13 .Saves Keilah 1Sa 23:1-13 .Makes second covenant with Jonathan 1Sa 23:16-18 .Goes to the wilderness of Ziph, is betrayed to Saul 1Sa 23:13-26 .Writes a psalm on the betrayal Ps 54 .And probably Ps 22 ; 31 ; 34 ; 140 .Saul is diverted from pursuit of 1Sa 23:27 , 28 .At this time probably writes Ps 12 ; 22 .Goes to En-gedi 1Sa 23:29 .Refrains from killing Saul 1Sa 24 .Writes Ps 57 .Covenants with Saul 1Sa 26 .Marries Nabal’s widow, Abigail, and Ahinoam 1Sa 25 .Lives in the wilderness of Ziph, has opportunity to kill Saul, but only takes his spear; Saul is contrite 1Sa 26 .Flees to Achish and lives in Ziklag 1Sa 27 .The list of men who join him 1Ch 12:1-22 .Conducts an expedition against Amalekites, misstates the facts to Achish 1Sa 27:8-12 .At this time probably writes Ps 141 .Is refused permission to accompany the Philistines to battle against the Israelites 1Sa 28:1 , 2 ; 29 .Rescues the people of Ziklag, who had been captured by the Amalekites 1Sa 30 .Probably writes Ps 18 ; 20 ; 21 .Death and burial of Saul and his sons 1Sa 31 ; 2Sa 21:1-14 .Kills the murderer of Saul 2Sa 1:1-16 .Lamentation over Saul 2Sa 1:17-27 .After living for one year and four months at Ziklag 1Sa 27:7 .David goes to Hebron, and is anointed king by Judah 2Sa 2:1-4 , 11 ; 5:5 ; 1Ki 2:11 ; 1Ch 3:4 ; 11:1-3 .The list of those who join him at Hebron 1Ch 12:23-40 .Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, crowned 2Sa 2:4 .David wages war against and defeats Ish-bosheth 2Sa 2:13-32 ; 3:4 .Demands the restoration of Michal, his wife 2Sa 3:14-16 .Abner revolts from Ish-bosheth, and joins David, but is killed by Joab 2Sa 3 .Punishes Ish-bosheth’s murderers 2Sa 4 .Anointed king over all Israel, after reigning over Judah at Hebron for seven years and six months, and reigns thirty-three years 2Sa 2:11 ; 5:5 ; 1Ch 3:4 ; 11:1-3 ; 12:23-40 ; 29:27 .Makes conquest of Jerusalem 2Sa 5:6 ; 1Ch 11:4-8 ; Isa 29:1 .Builds a palace 2Sa 5:11 ; 2Ch 2:3 .Friendship of, with Hiram, king of Tyre 2Sa 5:11 ; 1Ki 5:1 .Prospered of God 2Sa 5:10 ; 1Ch 11:9 .Fame of 1Ch 14:17 .Philistines make war against, and are defeated by him 2Sa 5:17 , 25 .Assembles thirty-thousand men to escort the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with music and thanksgiving 2Sa 6:1-5 .Uzzah is struck down when he attempts to steady the ark of the covenant 2Sa 6:6-11 .David is terrified, and leaves the ark at the house of Obed-edom 2Sa 6:9-11 .After three months, David brings the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with dancing and great joy 2Sa 6:12-16 ; 1Ch 13 .Organized the tabernacle service 1Ch 9:22 ; 15:16-24 ; 16:4-6 , 37-43 .Offers sacrifice, distributes gifts, and blesses the people 2Sa 6:17-19 .Michal rebukes him for his religious enthusiasm 2Sa 6:20-23 .Desires to build a temple, is forbidden, but receives God’s promise that his seed should reign forever 2Sa 7:12-16 ; 23:5 ; 1Ch 17:11-14 ; 2Ch 6:16 ; Ps 89:3 , 4 ; 132:11 , 12 ; Ac 15:16 ; Ro 15:12 .Interpretation and fulfillment of this prophecy Ac 13:22 , 23 .At this time, probably, David writes Ps 15 ; 16 ; 24 ; 101 ; 138 .Conquers the Philistines, Moabites, and Syria 2Sa 8 .Treats Mephibosheth, the lame son of Saul, with great kindness 2Sa 9:6 ; 19:24-30 .Sends commissioners with a message of sympathy to Hanun, son of the king of Ammon; the message is misinterpreted, and commissioners treated with indignity; David retaliates by invading, and defeats the combined armies of the Ammonites and Syrians 2Sa 10 ; 1Ch 19 .Probably writes Ps 18 ; 20 ; 21 .Commits adultery with Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2-5 .Wickedly causes the death of Uriah 2Sa 11:6-25 .Takes Bath-sheba to be his wife 2Sa 11:26 , 27 .Is rebuked by the prophet Nathan 2Sa 12:1-14 .Repents of his crime and confesses his guilt Ps 6 ; 32 ; 38 ; 39 ; 40 ; 51 .Is chastised with grievous affliction on account of his crime Ps 38 ; 41 ; 69 .Death of his infant son (born from Bath-sheba) 2Sa 12:15-23 .Solomon is born to 2Sa 12:24 , 25 .Ammonites defeated and tortured 2Sa 12:26-31 .Amnon’s crime, his murder by Absalom, and Absalom’s flight 2Sa 13 .Absalom’s return 2Sa 14:1-24 .Absalom’s usurpation 2Sa 14 ; 15 .David’s flight from Jerusalem 2Sa 15:13-37 .He probably writes, at this time Ps 5 ; 7 ; 26 ; 61 ; 63 ; 69 ; 70 ; 86 ; 143 .Shimei curses him 2Sa 16 .Crosses the Jordan River 2Sa 17:21-29 .Absalom’s defeat and death 2Sa 18 .Laments the death of Absalom 2Sa 18:33 ; 19:1-4 .Rebuked by Joab 2Sa 19:5-7 .David rebukes the priests for not showing loyalty amid the complaints of the people against him 2Sa 19:9-15 .Shimei begs for clemency 2Sa 19:16-23 .Mephibosheth begs for the king’s favor 2Sa 19:24-30 .Barzillai rewarded 2Sa 19:31-40 .Judah accused by the ten tribes of stealing him away 2Sa 19:41-43 .Returns to Jerusalem 2Sa 20:1-3 .At this time, probably, David composes Ps 27 ; 66 ; 122 ; 144 .Sheba’s conspiracy against David, and his death 2Sa 20 .Makes Amasa general 2Sa 19:13 .Amasa is killed 2Sa 20:4-10 .Consigns seven sons of Saul to the Gibeonites to be killed to atone for Saul’s persecution of the Gibeonites 2Sa 21:1-14 .Buries Saul’s bones, and the bones of his sons 2Sa 21:12-14 .Defeats the Philistines 2Sa 21:15-22 ; 1Ch 20:4-8 .Takes the military strength of Israel without divine authority, and is reproved 2Sa 24 ; 1Ch 21 ; 27:24 .Probably composes Ps 30 ; 131 .Marries Abishag 1Ki 1:1-4 .Probably composes Ps 19 ; 111 .Adonijah usurps the sceptre; Solomon appointed to the throne 1Ki 1 ; 1Ch 23:1 .Delivers his charge to Solomon 1Ki 2:1-11 ; 1Ch 22:6-19 ; 28 ; 29 .Probably composes Ps 23 ; 145 .Last words of 2Sa 23:1-7 .Death of 1Ki 2:10 ; 1Ch 29:28 ; Ac 2:29 , 30 .Sepulchre of Ac 2:29 .Age of, at death 2Sa 5:4 , 5 ; 1Ch 29:28 .Length of reign, forty years 1Ki 2:11 ; 1Ch 29:27 , 28 .Wives of 2Sa 3:2-5 .Children born At Hebron 2Sa 3:2-5 ; 1Ch 3:4 At Jerusalem 2Sa 5:14-16 ; 1Ch 3:5-8 ; 14:4-7 .Descendants of 1Ch 3 .Civil and military officers of 2Sa 8:16-18 .See CABINET .Lists of his heroes, and of their exploits 2Sa 23 ; 1Ch 11 ; 12:23-40 .Devoutness of 1Sa 13:14 ; 2Sa 6:5 , 14 , 18 ; 7:18-29 ; 8:11 ; 24:25 ; 1Ki 3:14 ; 1Ch 17:16-27 ; 29:10 ; 2Ch 7:17 ; Zec 12:8 ; Ps 6 ; 7 ; 11 ; 13 ; 17 ; 22 ; 26 ; 27:7-14 ; 28 ; 31 ; 35 ; 37 .Justice in the administration of 2Sa 8:15 ; 1Ch 18:14 .Discreetness of 1Sa 18:14 , 30 .Meekness of 1Sa 24:7 ; 26:11 ; 2Sa 16:11 ; 19:22 , 23 .Merciful 2Sa 19:23 .David as musician 1Sa 16:21-23 ; 1Ch 15:16 ; 23:5 ; 2Ch 7:6 ; 29:26 ; Ne 12:36 ; Am 6:5 .David as poet 2Sa 22 .See PSALMS OF DAVID .David as prophet 2Sa 23:2-7 ; 1Ch 28:19 ; Mt 22:41-46 ; Ac 2:25-38 ; 4:25 .Type of Christ Ps 2 ; 16 ; 18:43 ; 69:7-9 .Jesus called son of Mt 9:27 ; 12:23 ; 15:22 ; 20:30 , 31 ; 21:9 ; 22:42 ; Mr 10:47 , 48 ; Lu 18:37 , 39 .Prophecies concerning him and his kingdom Nu 24:17 , 19 ; 2Sa 7:11-16 ; 1Ch 17:9-14 ; 22 ; 2Ch 6:5-17 ; 13:5 ; 21:7 ; Ps 89:19-37 ; Isa 9:7 ; 16:5 ; 22:20-25 ; Jer 23:5 ; 33:15-26 ; Lu 1:32 , 33 .Chronicles of, written by Samuel, Nathan, and Gad 1Ch 29:29 , 30 –2. A prophetic name for Christ Jer 30:9 ; Eze 34:23 , 24 ; 37:24 , 25 ; Ho 3:5
DEATH
–Miscellaneous Subjects .Called GIVING UP THE GHOST Ge 25:8 ; 35:29 ; La 1:19 ; Ac 5:10 .KING OF TERRORS Job 18:14 .A CHANGE Job 14:14 .GOING TO THY FATHERS Ge 15:15 ; 25:8 ; 35:29 .PUTTING OFF THIS TABERNACLE 2Pe 1:14 .REQUIRING THE SOUL Lu 12:20 .GOING THE WAY WHENCE THERE IS NO RETURN Job 16:22 .BEING GATHERED TO OUR PEOPLE Ge 49:33 .GOING DOWN INTO SILENCE Ps 115:17 .RETURNING TO DUST Ge 3:19 ; Ps 104:29 .BEING CUT DOWN Job 14:2 .FLEEING AS A SHADOW Job 14:2 .DEPARTING Php 2:23 –Called SLEEP De 31:16 ; Job 7:21 ; 14:12 ; Jer 51:39 ; Da 12:2 ; Joh 11:11 ; Ac 7:60 ; 13:36 ; 1Co 15:6 , 18 , 51 ; 1Th 4:14 , 15 –EXEMPTION FROM .Enoch Ge 5:24 ; Heb 11:5 .Elijah 2Ki 2 .Promised to saints at the second coming of Christ 1Co 15:51 ; 1Th 4:15 , 17 .No death in heaven Lu 20:36 ; Re 21:4 –DESIRED Jer 8:3 ; Re 9:6 .By Moses Nu 11:15 .Elijah 1Ki 19:4 .Job Job 3 ; 6:8-11 ; 7:1-3 , 15 , 16 ; 10:1 ; 14:13 .Jonah Jon 4:8 .Simeon Lu 2:29 .Paul 2Co 5:2 , 8 ; Php 1:20-23 –AS A JUDGMENT .Upon the Antediluvians Ge 6:7 , 11-13 .Sodomites Ge 19:12 , 13 , 24 , 25 .Saul 1Ch 10:13 , 14 –SYMBOLIZED .By the pale horse Re 6:8 .King of Terrors Job 18:14 –APOSTROPHE TO Ho 13:14 ; 1Co 15:55 –UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 2:17 ; 3:19 ; 27:2 ; De 32:39 ; Jos 23:14 ; 1Sa 2:6 ; 20:2 , 3 ; 2Sa 1:23 ; 14:14 ; Job 1:21 ; 3:13 , 17-19 ; 7:1 , 8-10 , 21 ; 10:21 , 22 ; 14:2 , 5-12 , 14 , 19-21 ; 16:22 ; 17:13 , 14 , 16 ; 21:23 , 25 , 26 , 32 , 33 ; 30:23 ; 34:14 , 15 ; 36:18 , 19 ; 38:17 ; Ps 6:5 ; 23:4 ; 30:9 ; 39:4 , 13 ; 49:7 , 9 ; 68:20 ; 82:7 ; 88:9-14 ; 89:48 ; 90:3 ; 103:14-16 ; 104:29 ; 115:17 ; 143:3 ; 144:4 ; 146:4 ; Ec 2:14-18 ; 3:2 , 19-21 ; 4:2 ; 5:15 ; 6:6 , 10 ; 7:1 , 2 , 15 ; 8:8 ; 9:3 , 5 , 6 , 10 ; 12:5 , 7 ; Isa 25:8 ; 38:1 , 10-13 , 18 ; 40:7 ; 51:12 ; Jer 9:21 ; Ho 13:14 ; Zec 1:5 ; Mt 10:28 ; Lu 20:34-38 ; 23:39-43 ; Joh 9:4 ; Ro 5:12 , 14 ; 1Co 15:21 , 22 , 26 , 55-57 ; 1Ti 6:7 ; 2Ti 1:10 ; Heb 2:14 , 15 ; 9:27 ; 13:14 ; Jas 1:10 , 11 ; 1Pe 1:24 ; Re 1:18 ; 20:12-14 ; 21:4 –PREPARATION FOR De 32:29 ; 2Ki 20:1 ; Ps 39:4 , 13 ; 90:12 ; Ec 9:4 , 10 ; 11:7 , 8 ; Isa 38:18 , 19 ; Lu 12:35-37 ; Joh 9:4 ; Ro 14:8 ; Php 1:21 ; Heb 13:14 ; Jas 4:15 ; 1Pe 1:17 –OF THE RIGHTEOUS Nu 23:10 ; 2Sa 12:23 ; 2Ki 22:19 , 20 ; Ps 23:4 ; 31:5 ; 37:37 ; 49:15 ; 73:24 ; 116:15 ; Pr 14:32 ; Ec 7:1 ; Isa 57:1 , 2 ; Da 12:13 ; Lu 2:29 ; 16:22 ; 23:43 ; Joh 11:11 ; Ac 7:59 ; Ro 14:7 , 8 ; 1Co 3:21-23 ; 15:51-57 ; 2Co 1:9 , 10 ; 5:1 , 4 , 8 ; Php 1:20 , 21 , 23 , 24 ; 1Th 4:13 , 14 ; 5:9 , 10 ; 2Ti 4:6-8 ; Heb 2:14 , 15 ; 11:13 ; 2Pe 1:11 , 14 ; Re 14:13 –SCENES OF .DEATH OF ISAAC Ge 27:1-4 , 22-40 .DEATH OF JACOB Ge 49:1-33 ; Heb 11:21 .DEATH OF MOSES De 31:14-30 ; 32:1-52 ; 33:1-29 ; 34:1-7 .DEATH OF DAVID 1Ki 2:1-10 .DEATH OF ZECHARIAH 2Ch 24:22 .DEATH OF JESUS Mt 27:34-53 ; Mr 15:23-38 ; Lu 23:27-49 ; Joh 19:16-30 .DEATH OF STEPHEN Ac 7:59 , 60 .DEATH OF PAUL 2Ti 4:6-8 –OF THE WICKED Nu 16:30 ; 1Sa 25:38 ; 2Ch 21:6 , 20 ; Job 4:21 ; 18:14 , 18 ; 20:4 , 5 , 8 , 11 ; 21:13 , 17 , 18 , 23-26 ; 24:20 , 24 ; 27:8 , 19-23 ; 34:20 ; 36:12 , 14 , 18 , 20 ; Ps 37:1 , 2 , 9 , 10 , 35 , 36 ; 49:7 , 9 , 10 , 14 , 17 , 19 , 20 ; 55:23 ; 58:9 ; 73:3 , 4 , 17-20 ; 78:50 ; 92:7 ; Pr 2:22 ; 5:22 , 23 ; 10:25 , 27 ; 11:7 , 10 ; 13:9 ; 14:32 ; 21:16 ; 24:20 ; 29:1 , 16 ; Ec 8:10 ; Isa 14:11 , 15 ; 17:14 ; 26:14 ; Jer 16:3 , 4 ; Eze 28:8 , 10 ; Am 9:10 ; Lu 12:20 ; 16:22-28 ; Ac 5:3-10 ; 1Th 5:3 –SPIRITUAL Lu 1:79 ; Joh 5:24-26 ; 6:50 , 51 , 53 ; 11:26 ; Ro 5:12 , 15 ; 7:11 ; 8:5 , 6 , 12 , 13 ; 2Co 5:14 ; Eph 2:1 , 5 , 6 ; 4:18 ; 5:14 ; Col 2:13 ; 1Ti 5:6 ; 1Pe 2:24 ; 1Jo 5:12 .See DEPRAVITY .See MAN, STATE OF AFTER THE FALL .See REPROBACY –SECOND Pr 14:12 ; Eze 18:4 , 10 , 13 , 21 , 23 , 24 ; 33:8 , 9 , 11 , 14-16 ; Mt 7:13 ; 10:28 ; 25:30 , 41 , 46 ; Mr 9:43 , 44 ; Ro 1:32 ; 6:16 , 21 , 23 ; 8:13 ; 9:22 ; 2Th 1:9 ; Jas 1:15 ; 4:12 ; 2Pe 2:12 ; Re 2:11 ; 19:20 ; 20:14 ; 21:8 .See HELL .See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF –FIGURATIVE OF REGENERATION Ro 6:2-11 ; 7:1-10 ; 8:10 , 11 ; Col 2:20 .See DEAD .See REGENERATION
DECEPTION
–INSTANCES OF .By Satan Ge 3:4 .Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister Ge 12:13 ; 20:2 .Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister Ge 26:7 .Jacob and Rebekah, in imposing Jacob on his father, and Jacob’s impersonating Esau Ge 27:6-23 .Jacob’s sons, in entrapping the Shechemites Ge 34:13-31 .In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts Ge 37:29-35 .Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers Ge 42 ; 43 ; 44 .The Gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat Jos 9:3-15 .Ehud deceives Eglon, and kills him Jud 3:15-30 .Delilah deceives Samson Jud 16:4-20 .David feigns madness 1Sa 21:10-15 .Amnon deceives Tamar by feigning sickness 2Sa 13:6-14 .Hushai deceives Absalom 2Sa 16:15-19 .Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah Ne 6 .By Absalom When he avenged his sister 2Sa 13:24-28 When he began his conspiracy 2Sa 15:7 .The old prophet 1Ki 13:18 .Gehazi 2Ki 5:20 .Job’s friends Job 6:15 .Doeg Ps 52:2 .Herod Mt 2:8 .Pharisees Mt 22:16 .Chief priests Mr 14:1 .Lawyer Lu 10:25 .Ananias and Sapphira Ac 5:1 .See DECEIT .See HYPOCRISY .See FALSEHOOD .See FALSE WITNESS –SELF .See CONFIDENCE, FALSE .See FLATTERY
DECISION
–General scriptures concerning De 30:19 ; Jos 23:8 ; 24:15 ; 1Sa 12:20 ; 1Ki 18:21 ; Ps 37:34 ; 69:13 ; Pr 4:25-27 ; Isa 50:7 ; Mt 10:22 ; 11:6 ; 24:13 ; 25:23 ; Mr 13:13 ; Lu 7:23 ; Joh 8:31 ; 15:4 , 5 , 7 , 9 ; Ac 11:23 ; 13:43 ; 14:22 ; Ro 2:7 ; 8:38 , 39 ; 11:22 ; 1Co 15:8 ; 16:13 ; Ga 5:1 , 10 ; 6:9 ; Eph 4:14 ; 6:13 ; Php 1:27 ; 4:1 ; Col 1:23 ; 1Th 3:8 , 13 ; 2Th 2:15 , 17 ; 3:13 ; 2Ti 1:13 , 14 ; 2:1 , 3 ; 3:14 ; Tit 1:7 , 9 ; Heb 2:1 ; 3:6-8 , 14 ; 4:14 ; 10:23 , 35 ; 12:1 ; 13:9 , 13 ; Jas 1:4 , 12 , 25 ; 1Pe 1:13 ; 5:8 , 9 ; 2Pe 1:10 , 11 ; 3:17 , 18 ; 1Jo 2:24 , 28 ; 2Jo 1 :8; Jude 1 :20,21; Re 2:7 , 10 , 11 , 17 , 25 , 26 ; 3:5 , 11 , 12 , 21 ; 15:2 ; 21:7 ; 22:11 –See CHARACTER –See PERSEVERANCE –See STABILITY –See INDECISION –See INSTABILITY –EXHORTATION TO Jos 1:7 ; 1Ch 16:15 ; 2Ch 19:11 ; Mt 4:17 ; 6:24 ; 8:21 , 22 ; 10:32 ; 12:30 ; Lu 9:59-62 ; 11:23 ; 12:8 ; 16:13 ; 17:32 ; Col 2:6 , 7 ; 1Ti 6:11-14 –INSTANCES OF .ABEL Heb 11:4 .ENOCH Heb 11:5 , 6 .NOAH Heb 11:7 .ABRAHAM Heb 11:8 , 17-19 .JACOB Ge 28:20 , 21 .JOSEPH Ge 39:7-20 .MOSES Heb 11:24-26 ; Nu 12:7 ; Heb 3:5 .ISRAELITES Ex 19:7 , 8 ; 24:3 , 7 ; De 4:4 ; 5:27 ; 26:17 ; 29:12 ; Jos 22:34 ; 24:21-25 ; 1Ki 19:18 ; 2Ki 11:17 ; 2Ch 11:16 ; 13:10 , 11 ; 15:12 , 15 ; 23:16 ; 29:10 ; Ezr 10:3-44 ; Ne 9:38 ; 10:1-39 ; Ps 50:5 ; Jer 34:15 ; 42:5 , 6 ; 50:5 ; Ho 11:12 .CALEB Nu 14:6-10 , 24 , 37 , 38 ; De 1:36 ; Jos 14:14 .BALAAM Nu 22:15-18 .PHINEHAS Nu 25:7-13 .JOSHUA Jos 24:15 , 18-24 .GIDEON Jud 6:25-40 ; 7 .RUTH Ru 1:16 ; 1Sa 11:4-7 .ABIGAIL 1Sa 25:4-37 .DAVID 1Sa 17:20-54 ; 2Sa 22:22-24 ; Ps 17:3 ; 26:6 , 11 ; 40:9 , 10 ; 56:12 ; 66:16 ; 71:17 ; 86:11 ; 101:2 , 3 ; 108:1 ; 57:7 , 8 ; 116:9 , 13 , 14 , 16 ; 119:8 , 30 , 31 , 38 , 44-46 , 57 , 94 , 106 , 115 , 125 , 145 , 146 ; 143:12 .A PROPHET 1Ki 13:8-10 .ELIJAH 1Ki 18:22 .JEHOSHAPHAT 1Ki 22:7 ; 2Ch 18:6 .NAAMAN 2Ki 5:15 , 17 .JEHU 2Ki 9:11-37 ; 10 .HEZEKIAH 2Ki 18:6 ; 2Ch 15:17 .JOASH 2Ki 22:2 ; 23:3 , 25 ; 2Ch 34:31 .NEHEMIAH Ne 6:11 .MORDECAI Es 3:2 , 3 .ESTHER Es 4:16 .JOB Job 2:3 ; 23:11 , 12 .MATTHEW Mt 9:9 .JOSEPH Mr 15:43 .NATHANIEL Joh 1:49 .MARTHA Joh 11:27 .THE DISCIPLES Lu 18:28 ; Joh 6:68 , 69 ; Ac 2:42 ; 9:29 ; 26:6 ; Ro 1:16 ; Php 1:20 , 21 ; Col 2:5 ; 2Ti 4:7 , 8 .EPHESIANS Re 2:2 , 3 .CHURCH OF SARDIS Re 3:4 , 8 , 10 .SAINTS Re 14:4 .See PERSERVERANCE .See STABILITY .See ZEAL, RELIGIOUS
DEVOTION
–TO GOD .See RELIGION .For conspicuous instances of, study: ENOCH, NOAH, ABRAHAM MOSES, DAVID’S later history, SOLOMON’S earlier life, JOSIAH, ASA, ISAIAH, ELIJAH, JEREMIAH, DANIEL, SHADRACH, MESHACH, and ABED-NEGO –TO JESUS .See PETER .See JOHN .See PAUL .See MARY MAGDALENE .For elaborated topics covering the subject See LOVE OF MAN FOR GOD See CONSECRATION See ZEAL
DIPLOMACY
–General scriptures concerning 1Co 9:20-23 –See TACT –INSTANCES OF .Of Abimelech Ge 21:22 , 23 ; 26:26-31 .The Gibeonites, in securing a treaty with the Israelites through deception Jos 9:3-16 .Of Jephthah, with the king of Moab, unsuccessful Jud 11:12-28 .Of Abigail 1Sa 25:23-31 .Of Hiram, to secure the good will of David 2Sa 5:11 .Of Toi, to promote the friendship of David 2Sa 8:10 .David, in sending Hushai Absalom’s court 2Sa 15:32-37 ; 16:15-19 ; 17:1-14 .The wise woman of Abel 2Sa 20:16-22 .Absalom winning the people 2Sa 15:2-6 .Solomon, in his alliance with Hiram 1Ki 5:1-12 ; 9:10-14 , 26 , 27 ; 10:11 .By intermarriage with other nations 1Ki 1:1-5 .Ambassadors from Ben-hadad to Ahab 1Ki 20:31-34 .Jehoash purchases peace from Hazael 2Ki 12:18 .Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of Assyria 2Ki 16:7-9 .Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue 2Ki 18:17-37 ; 19:1-13 ; Isa 36:11-22 .Sanballat, in prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Nehemiah Ne 6 .The people of Tyre and Sidon, in securing the favor of Herod (Agrippa I) Ac 12:20-22 .Paul, in arraying the Pharisees and Sadducees against each other at his trial Ac 23:6-10 .Paul, in circumcising Timothy Ac 16:3 .Paul, in performing certain temple services to placate Jewish believers Ac 21:20-25 ; with Ga 6:12 .Corrupt practices in: The officers of Nebuchadnezzars court to secure the destruction of Daniel Da 6:4-15
DISEASE
–Sent from God Le 14:34 –As judgments Ps 107:17 ; Isa 3:17 –INSTANCES OF .Upon the Egyptians See PLAGUES ; .Upon Nabal 1Sa 25:38 .David’s child 2Sa 12:15 .Gehazi 2Ki 5:27 .Jeroboam 2Ch 13:20 .Jehoram 2Ch 21:12-19 .Uzziah 2Ch 26:17-20 .Threatened as judgments Le 26:16 ; De 7:15 ; 28:22 , 27 , 28 , 35 ; 29:22 .Healing of, from God Ex 15:26 ; 23:25 ; De 7:15 ; 2Ch 16:12 ; Ps 103:3 ; 107:20 .In answer to prayer Of Hezekiah 2Ki 20:1-11 ; Isa 38:1-8 Of David Ps 21:4 ; 116:8 .Miraculous healing of, a sign to accompany the preaching of the word Mr 16:18 .See MIRACLES .Physicians employed for 2Ch 16:12 ; Jer 8:22 ; Mt 9:12 ; Mr 5:26 ; Lu 4:23 .Remedies used Pr 17:22 ; 20:30 ; Isa 38:21 ; Jer 30:13 ; 46:11 .Poultices 2Ki 20:7 .Ointments Isa 1:6 ; Jer 8:22 .Emulsions Lu 10:34 .Of the sexual organs Le 15 ; 22:4 ; Nu 5:2 ; De 23:10 .See CIRCUMCISION .See MENSTRUATION .See GONORRHEA .Treatment of fractures Eze 30:21 .See AFFLICTION –FIGURATIVE Ps 38:7 ; Isa 1:6 ; Jer 30:12 .Various kinds of See ABORTION .See AGUE .See ATROPHY .See BLAIN .See BLEMISH .See BLINDNESS .See BOIL .See CONGESTION .See CONSUMPTION .See DEAFNESS .See DEMONS .See DROPSY .See DYSENTERY .See DYSPEPSIA .See EPILEPSY .See FEVER .See GONORRHEA .See GOUT .See HEMORRHAGE .See HEMORRHOIDS .See INSANITY .See ITCH .See LAMENESS .See LEPROSY .See MURRAIN .See PARALYSIS .See PESTILENCE .See SCAB .See SCALL .See SCURVY .See SPERMATORRHEA .See STAMMERING .See SUNSTROKE .See TUMOR .See WORM .Of the bowels See BOWELS
DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD
–DENUNCIATIONS AGAINST Nu 14:11 , 12 , 22-24 ; 32:8-13 ; De 18:19 ; 28:15-68 ; Le 26:14-46 –PUNISHMENT OF .Of the Egyptians by plagues See PLAGUES .See also SIN, PUNISHMENT OF –INSTANCES OF .Of Adam and Eve, eating the forbidden fruit Ge 3:6-11 .Of Lot, in refusing to go to the mountain, as commanded by the angels Ge 19:19 , 20 .Of Lot’s wife, in looking back upon Sodom Ge 19:26 .Of Moses In making excuses when commissioned to deliver lsrael Ex 4:13 , 14 When he struck the rock Nu 20:11 , 23 , 24 .Of Aaron, at the hitting of the rock by Moses Nu 20:23 , 24 .Of Pharaoh, in refusing to let the people of Israel go Ex 5:2 ; 7:13 , 22 , 23 ; 8:15 , 19 , 32 ; 9:12 , 34 ; 10:20 , 27 ; 11:10 ; 14:8 .Of the people of Israel, in gathering excessive quantities of manna Ex 16:19 , 20 .In refusing to enter the promised land De 1:26 ; with Nu 14:1-10 ; Jos 5:6 ; Ps 106:24 , 25 .Of Nadab and Abihu, in offering strange fire Le 10:1 , 2 .Of Balaam, in accompanying the messengers from Balak Nu 22:22 .Of Achan, in hiding the wedge of gold and the Babylonian garnient Jos 7:15-26 .Of Saul In offering a sacrifice 1Sa 13:13 In sparing Agag and the spoils of the Amalekites 1Sa 15 ; 28:18 .Of David, in his adultery, and in arranging for the death of Uriah 2Sa 12:9 .Of Solomon, in building places for idolatrous worship 1Ki 11:7-10 .Of the prophet of Judah, in not keeping the commandment to deliver his message to Jeroboam without delay 1Ki 13 .Of a man of Israel, who refused to strike the prophet 1Ki 20:35 , 36 .Of Ahab, in suffering the king of Assyria to escape out of his hands 1Ki 20:42 .Of priests, in not performing their functions after the due order 1Ch 15:13 .Of the people of Judah Jer 43:7 .Of the people of Judah, in going to live in Egypt contrary to divine command Jer 44:12-14 .Of Jonah, in refusing to deliver the message to the Ninevites Jon 1 .Of the blind men Jesus healed, and ordered them not to proclaim their healing Mt 9:30 , 31 .Of the leper whom Jesus healed, and ordered him not to proclaim the fact Mr 1:45 .Of Paul, in going to Jerusalem contrary to repeated warnings Ac 21:4 , 10-14 .OF CHILDREN See CHILDREN, COMMANDMENTS TO .OF THE RIGHTEOUS See COMMANDMENTS
DISSEMBLING
–INSTANCES OF .Joseph Ge 42:7-20 ; 43:26-34 .David 1Sa 21:13-15 .See DECEPTION .See HYPOCRISY
DODO
–1. A descendant of Issachar Jud 10:1 –2. One of David’s heroes 2Sa 23:9 ; 1Ch 11:12 .Called DODAI 1Ch 27:4 –3. A Bethlehemite 2Sa 23:24 ; 1Ch 11:26
DOEG
–An Edomite, present when Ahimelech helped David 1Sa 21:7 ; Ps 52 –Murdered eighty-five priests 1Sa 22:18 , 19