[[2 Sam-20]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Sam-19]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Sam-21]] --- ### David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody, and provided them with sustenance, but didn't go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The permanent confinement and 'widowhood' of David's ten concubines fulfills the final stage of the divine judgment regarding David's household for his sin with Bathsheba. *Historical context*: Theologians identify this as the conclusion of Nathan's prophecy in [[2 Sam-12#v11|2 Samuel 12:11]]-12, where God declared He would give David's wives to another in the sight of the sun. Following Absalom's public violation of them ([[2 Sam-16#v22|2 Samuel 16:22]]), David's decision to sequester them permanently ensures they are removed from his intimacy as part of the ongoing consequences of his earlier adultery and murder. *Related to*: [[2 Sam-12#v11|2 Samuel 12:11]]-12 ### So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn't strike him again; and he died. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The violent murder of Amasa (David's nephew) by Joab (David's other nephew) is a continuation of the 'sword' that was prophesied to never leave David's house. *Historical context*: This event is seen by scholars as a direct fulfillment of Nathan's prophecy in [[2 Sam-12#v10|2 Samuel 12:10]]: 'The sword shall never depart from your house.' The internal strife and bloodthirsty rivalry between members of David's own family and leadership circle (Amasa and Joab were cousins) manifested the persistent violence that plagued David's later reign. *Related to*: [[2 Sam-12#v10|2 Samuel 12:10]] ### We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel! *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Sheba's cry of rebellion serves as a prophetic foreshadowing of the eventual permanent schism of the United Monarchy of Israel. *Historical context*: Biblical analysts note that this exact phrase ('What portion have we in David?... To your tents, O Israel!') is used almost verbatim in [[1 Kings-12#v16|1 Kings 12:16]] during the reign of Rehoboam. This rebellion by Sheba acted as a 'prophetic microcosm' or precursor to the actual fulfillment of the kingdom's division into the Northern Kingdom (Israel) and Southern Kingdom (Judah). *Related to*: [[1 Kings-12#v16|1 Kings 12:16]] ### The woman said to Joab, 'Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.' ... They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The wise woman of Abel Beth Maacah predicts the specific manner of Sheba's death to end the siege, which is immediately realized. *Historical context*: This is a local, short-term fulfillment of a specific prediction made within the narrative. The woman uses her 'wisdom' to influence the people to execute the rebel Sheba, successfully delivering his head as she promised Joab in verse 21. *Related to*: [[2 Sam-20#v21|2 Samuel 20:21]] --- #ai_prophecy