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Understand the KJV Bible

Understand the KJV Bible

Keith Simons 202 Episodes Oct 10, 2026

This podcast helps listeners understand the King James Version of the Bible. Each episode walks through one complete chapter, providing clear explanations of KJV words and verses. The goal is to make each passage easier to understand, with word-by-word and verse-by-verse teaching.

Episodes

Rescuing the captives - 1 Samuel 30 (KJV) explained
Rescuing the captives - 1 Samuel 30 (KJV) explained Oct 10, 2026 00:44:59 When the armies of Israel and the Philistines gathered for battle, they left their own countries dangerously exposed to attack. A large band of Amalekite men - famous as desert robbers - attacked and robbed several towns in the south of both countries. They attacked Ziklag, the home of David and his men, destroying it completely and taking hostage all its women and children.At God's instructio
The battle David did not want to fight - 1 Samuel 29 (KJV) explained
The battle David did not want to fight - 1 Samuel 29 (KJV) explained Oct 3, 2026 00:34:25 David had foolishly allowed Achish, one of the Philistine kings, to think that he (David) now opposed Israel. The result was that Achish ordered David and his men to join Philistia's army for their battle against Saul. It shocked the other Philistine kings to see that 600 men from Israel were in their own army. They were even more horrified to discover that David was leading them. They knew we
Saul and the witch of Endor - 1 Samuel 28 (KJV) explained
Saul and the witch of Endor - 1 Samuel 28 (KJV) explained Sep 26, 2026 00:44:31 Saul was truly desperate before his final battle against the Philistines. He tried to consult God, but he received no answer. So in desperation, he went to a woman who claimed the power to consult the dead. He wanted to consult Samuel - because he believed that if anyone had power with God, Samuel did. However, Samuel had died, more than a year previously, and it is against God's law in Leviti
David serves a Philistine king - 1 Samuel 27 (KJV) explained
David serves a Philistine king - 1 Samuel 27 (KJV) explained Sep 19, 2026 00:34:17 The time came when, astonishingly, David believed that he must seek a place of refuge with one of the Philistine kings in order to escape from Saul. For Saul's whole rule, the Philistines were fierce enemies of Israel - but David, with his 600 men, considered that they were now safer in enemy territory than in their own land.The move came with a cost to David's integrity. During his 16 mon
Forgiveness, mercy and respect for God's anointed - 1 Samuel 26 (KJV) explained
Forgiveness, mercy and respect for God's anointed - 1 Samuel 26 (KJV) explained Sep 12, 2026 00:45:30 For the second time, David found himself in a situation where he could have killed Saul, and for the second time, David chose to spare his life. David remembered that Saul was the Lord's anointed, chosen by God to rule over Israel, and therefore David refused absolutely to harm Saul in any way. When the facts became known, this impressed Saul greatly. Saul confessed his sin and spoke to David
The wisdom of Abigail - 1 Samuel 25:21-44 (KJV) explained
The wisdom of Abigail - 1 Samuel 25:21-44 (KJV) explained Sep 5, 2026 00:44:19 David had been determined to carry out an act of great cruelty, and he would have done it, had not Abigail intervened with her great wisdom. Accepting personal responsibility for the foolish and evil behaviour of her husband, Nabal, she reminded David that as God's anointed king, he must gain his power in God's way, and not by the power of his own military action.This was something that Da
David's temptation - 1 Samuel 25:1-20 (KJV) explained
David's temptation - 1 Samuel 25:1-20 (KJV) explained Aug 29, 2026 00:40:41 At Engedi, there were plenty of hiding places for David, but there was no work for his 600 men. So David made the decision to return to the region of Ziph - where Saul had almost caught him - so that the men could work as guards for the shepherds, in a region at constant danger from violent robbers.Of course, those guards were entitled to payment for their work, and they expected wealthy farmers l
A moral dilemma - 1 Samuel 24 (KJV) explained
A moral dilemma - 1 Samuel 24 (KJV) explained Aug 22, 2026 00:41:27 Engedi, near the Dead Sea, is a place of many caves, in one of which David hid from Saul, who wanted to kill him. However, Saul chose the very same cave when he needed to do something privately. David's men urged him to take the opportunity to kill his enemy, and David was able to creep so close to Saul that, with a stroke of his knife, he cut off the fringe of Saul's robe. But would David
Close escapes at Keilah and Ziph - 1 Samuel 23 (KJV) explained
Close escapes at Keilah and Ziph - 1 Samuel 23 (KJV) explained Aug 15, 2026 00:42:42 The people in Keilah should have been truly grateful to David. With his group of 600 men, he fought to save them from the Philistines, who had been robbing their supplies of food. However, when Saul threatened to surround their town with his army, they cared little about David's life. In Ziph, the inhabitants did not even need to be threatened to want to hand over David. They were glad to see
Refuge at Adullam, disaster at Nob - 1 Samuel 22 (KJV) explained
Refuge at Adullam, disaster at Nob - 1 Samuel 22 (KJV) explained Aug 8, 2026 00:44:15 In the midst of Saul's persecution, David found a place of refuge in the cave at Adullam, and a band of men, outcasts from Israel, joined themselves with him.However, Saul's anger continued unabated, and it drove him to one of the most terrible incidents in the entire Bible. Doeg the Edomite was remorseless in hunting down the families of Israel's chief priests. The sole survivor, Abia
Episode 200: David's desperate escape - 1 Samuel 21 (KJV) explained
Episode 200: David's desperate escape - 1 Samuel 21 (KJV) explained Aug 1, 2026 00:38:59 Welcome to our 200th Episode. During the last 5 years, we have released 200 talks covering 175 complete chapters of the King James Bible, studying each chapter verse-by-verse and word-by-word.Today we reach 1 Samuel 21, with David in a truly desperate state, fleeing from King Saul, who is determined to kill him. David first goes to Nob, the town of the priests, where he begs for bread and a sword.
A friendship and a parting - 1 Samuel 20:24-42 (KJV) explained
A friendship and a parting - 1 Samuel 20:24-42 (KJV) explained Jul 25, 2026 00:42:24 Jonathan tested the attitudes of his father, King Saul, towards David. Alas, the situation was much worse than Jonathan had ever imagined. An angry outburst from Saul was so violent that he almost killed Jonathan himself.So it was a sad and difficult message that Jonathan brought to David as David hid in the field. It had become plain that Saul's cruelty had, at last, forced the two friends to

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