# David Returns to Jerusalem - The Book of 2 Samuel

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 7 Nov 2023, 11 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 82. Follow the story of how King David came back to his city, Jerusalem, and got his kingdom back. But then a man named Sheba made some people leave, showing us that even after things get better, new challenges can still come. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: So all the men of Israel went up from following
[0:03] Speaker 1: David and followed Sheba the son of Bechu. 2 Samuel
[0:09] Speaker 1: 22 Dear God, we want to hear your voice. Help
[0:14] Speaker 1: us to listen to you and follow you, even when
[0:18] Speaker 1: everyone else isn't. Teach us to do the right thing,
[0:22] Speaker 1: even if it means we're alone. Your way is not
[0:27] Speaker 1: always easy, but it's always worth it. We love you
[0:31] Speaker 1: and trust you, Lord. In Jesus' name I pray.
[0:34] Speaker 2: Amen.
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[1:12] Speaker 2: David returns to Jerusalem. In our last story, David's servants
[1:18] Speaker 2: defeated Israel and Absalom was stabbed by Joab. Joab then
[1:24] Speaker 2: confronts David's attitude. In this story, David will return to Jerusalem,
[1:30] Speaker 2: and the kingdom will be restored to him. But Sheba
[1:34] Speaker 2: will lead Israel away, as inspired by 2 Samuel.
[1:42] Speaker 1: Hello, friends. It's Julia Sadler, and I'm glad you've joined
[1:46] Speaker 1: me for the Kids Bible in a Year podcast. Should
[1:49] Speaker 1: you go with the flow of everything your friends are doing,
[1:54] Speaker 1: or sometimes are you supposed to do the opposite? That's
[1:57] Speaker 1: the lesson in today's story. Let's listen together and see
[2:01] Speaker 1: what happens when David returns to Jerusalem. And now he
[2:09] Speaker 1: is taking his sweet time before he returns to Jerusalem.
[2:12] Speaker 1: So David sends word, to the.
[2:26] Speaker 2: Elders of Judah to welcome him back. He even sends
[2:30] Speaker 2: word to some of Absalom's troops and commander to come back,
[2:35] Speaker 2: that he wasn't mad at them. As he did this,
[2:38] Speaker 2: he captured all of the hearts in Judah. As he
[2:42] Speaker 2: began his trip back to the palace, he was greeted
[2:45] Speaker 2: by people cheering and clapping, one of which happened to
[2:49] Speaker 2: be Shemi, the relative of Saul. But this time, Shimi
[2:54] Speaker 2: wasn't talking bad about David and hurling rocks, but rather
[2:57] Speaker 2: this time was apologizing and praising David. The next greeter
[3:03] Speaker 2: is Mephisbosheth, who claimed that all of the things Ziba
[3:07] Speaker 2: had said about him were false and that he had
[3:11] Speaker 2: been left there. Not wanting to investigate any further, David
[3:15] Speaker 2: quickly instructed to just split up the property and money
[3:19] Speaker 2: between the two of them. Another man came out to
[3:23] Speaker 2: send off David, and his name was Barzillai, an old
[3:27] Speaker 2: man who took care of David the entire time he
[3:30] Speaker 2: was in Manahiam. Although Barzillai couldn't go with David, he
[3:35] Speaker 2: sent his servant Kimham along with him. As more and
[3:38] Speaker 2: more people were coming back and putting their faith back
[3:41] Speaker 2: in David, another rebellion breaks out. This time, This rebellion
[3:48] Speaker 2: is led by a man named Sheba. Sheba blows his
[3:52] Speaker 2: trumpet to get all of the Israelites to follow him
[3:56] Speaker 2: and get out of Jerusalem.
[4:04] Speaker 1: Wow. Will things ever settle down for the nation of Israel?
[4:08] Speaker 1: As today's story opens, Absalom is dead and David is
[4:13] Speaker 1: king again. Or is he? Well, not exactly. All the
[4:18] Speaker 1: craziness confused the Israelites about what to do next. Not
[4:23] Speaker 1: to mention, David didn't want to force his way back
[4:27] Speaker 1: as king. So he had an idea. He made one
[4:32] Speaker 1: of Absalom's men king, hoping the Israelites would all come
[4:37] Speaker 1: together again and be on the same side. But before
[4:41] Speaker 1: returning to Jerusalem, David hoped the people would want him back.
[4:47] Speaker 1: He hoped God's people would support and follow him again.
[4:51] Speaker 1: And not just some of them, all of them. And
[4:55] Speaker 1: that's just what happened. David once said, For a moment anyway.
[4:58] Speaker 1: David was escorted back to Jerusalem by over a thousand men.
[5:10] Speaker 1: Everyone seemed so happy to have David back. Things felt
[5:14] Speaker 1: right again. That is, until a guy named Sheba showed up.
[5:20] Speaker 1: We don't learn all that much about Sheba other than
[5:24] Speaker 1: he was a rebel and that he turned the ten
[5:28] Speaker 1: tribes of Israel against David. A rebel is someone who
[5:32] Speaker 1: goes directly against whoever is in charge. It's someone who
[5:37] Speaker 1: chooses to do things the opposite way of those who
[5:41] Speaker 1: are in authority. Can you think of anyone else like this?
[5:46] Speaker 1: If you said our enemy Satan, you are right. God's
[5:51] Speaker 1: enemy wanted all his power and glory. So he rebelled
[5:55] Speaker 1: his own way. And as a result, sin entered the
[5:59] Speaker 1: world when he tempted Adam and Eve. But a rebel
[6:04] Speaker 1: can't do much damage unless people follow him. And the
[6:08] Speaker 1: truth is many people choose to follow God's enemy when
[6:13] Speaker 1: they don't do things God's way. It seems so easy
[6:17] Speaker 1: for Sheba to convince the Israelites to desert David and
[6:21] Speaker 1: return to their tents. And most likely, when they saw
[6:25] Speaker 1: everyone moving to Sheba's side, they just followed their friends.
[6:30] Speaker 1: Many times in life, the people around you will choose
[6:34] Speaker 1: to go against God's way. And when many do it
[6:38] Speaker 1: at once, many will follow because it's super easy to
[6:43] Speaker 1: do what everyone else is doing. When you follow the crowd,
[6:47] Speaker 1: you don't get made fun of. You feel important and
[6:50] Speaker 1: accepted and included, and everyone seems happy to you. But
[6:55] Speaker 1: God included a very important piece of information in this passage.
[7:01] Speaker 1: The Bible says that the men of Judah chose to
[7:04] Speaker 1: stay with David. Even though all the Israelites were going
[7:09] Speaker 1: one way, Judah remained loyal to their king. Have you
[7:14] Speaker 1: ever watched fish swimming under the water? Usually they're swimming
[7:19] Speaker 1: in one direction in which the water flows. It's called
[7:23] Speaker 1: going downstream. In life, swimming along with the current and
[7:29] Speaker 1: going with the flow is easy. It doesn't take much
[7:33] Speaker 1: thought and it sure doesn't take much courage. But at
[7:37] Speaker 1: some point, something will happen in which in your heart,
[7:41] Speaker 1: you'll know you need to go against the flow. You
[7:45] Speaker 1: need to start swimming against the current. The high road
[7:50] Speaker 1: can be lonely, but it's always worth it. And there
[7:54] Speaker 1: are always other people who are trying to follow God too.
[7:59] Speaker 1: So pray for friends. Ask God for friends who will
[8:04] Speaker 1: help you do the right thing. And that can help
[8:07] Speaker 1: you stay on track. That just means when everyone else
[8:13] Speaker 1: is doing something that's not right, even when it's everyone
[8:18] Speaker 1: else or it seems like it, you can still go
[8:22] Speaker 1: God's way. Jesus gave us a great picture of what
[8:26] Speaker 1: this means when he talked in Matthew 7 about two
[8:30] Speaker 1: kinds of gates, wide and narrow. He said the wide
[8:35] Speaker 1: gate is so big and easy to go through. He
[8:39] Speaker 1: said that the wide gate is big and easy to
[8:43] Speaker 1: get through. He said that everyone goes that way. But unfortunately,
[8:49] Speaker 1: it leads to destruction. It leads to hell. Jesus said instead,
[8:54] Speaker 1: enter through the narrow or small gate. It might not
[8:59] Speaker 1: seem as fun or as popular, and it might have
[9:03] Speaker 1: a lot fewer people on it, but it leads to life.
[9:07] Speaker 1: It leads to heaven. That's all for today. Thanks for listening,
[9:12] Speaker 1: and be sure to come back next time to hear
[9:15] Speaker 1: about what happened when David got very hungry and God
[9:20] Speaker 1: got very quiet. Let's say it out loud. One, two, three.
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