Wonderful Besides the very interesting and gripping very informative writing, I absolutely loved the biblical referencing. It truly made me realise how very difficult and incredible David and the people surrounding him’s lives were. He was a remarkable God fearing man, but we are reminded that he was human and fallible as well.The entire series was fantastic and so eye opening.Thank you so much for your incredible and faith-filled writings Greg.May God bless your future endeavours.

awesome historical fiction It really helped me to understand the culture of the mid east during that time. Especially thought provoking as we experience more violence in the Middle East.

Great series This series is well written. It keeps to written biblical truths and allows the reader to use a good bit of imagination

excellent bookRead the five books in order, it will be worth it, they mirror the Book of 1 Samuel in the Bible and you will learn much about David

King book 5 An amazing rendition of the biblical stories of the rise of the second King of Israel- King David. Well written leading the mind to fulfill the parts of the story not mentioned in the Bible, Author Greg Baker fills the Imagination with plausible insights exciting the heart & soul to know more.

I just finished all five books. I like reading on the story of David and the History of Israel. I find the series to be improving as you approach book #5. Generally speaking it was engaging and the angle of glorifying God in it is very good (unlike other cases where people try to eclipse the supernatural side of God's interventions in the timeline). The development of the characters though is a bit simplistic (for my perception & taste anyways), so I think that the series would be good for teenagers maybe, or young adults. Thank you Greg for all the effort you put into this and the heart behind it.God bless you richly.

This series is eye-opening for sure. Gives the scriptures a depth of understanding along with the reality of David’s life and what he went through. Reading it in the Bible is more factual like a history book. Reading this series puts it into real life. Now more than ever I want a heart like his that doesn’t waver in his love and pursuit of God.

Fantastic ending to the series.

combines reality with insight While maybe not strictly biblical this and the other books of the series did much to teach me the way life was during those critical times in our christian history.

Wowser!! Another excellent read by Greg Baker. His telling of the story of King David brings scripture to life. The fictional characters seem as real as the real characters. David is portrayed in his successes and failures. Just wow!

King David I love reading these books. They bring the Bible alive. They make the Bible stories more readable and understandable with the background that is not found in the Bible. I realize it is maybe not the way it happened but makes it most interesting.

King DavidI love reading these books. They bring the Bible alive. They make the Bible stories more readable and understandable with the background that is not found in the Bible. I realize it is maybe not the way it happened but makes it most interesting.

I pray there's more! I would absolutely love to see Greg Baker continue in the Biblical fiction and bring so may other noteworthy biblical characters to life. What away to whet the appetite to dig into scripture and I followed along with 1 Samuel as read this wonderful series.

I pray there's more!I would absolutely love to see Greg Baker continue in the Biblical fiction and bring so may other noteworthy biblical characters to life. What away to whet the appetite to dig into scripture and I followed along with 1 Samuel as read this wonderful series.

King: A King David A fantastic series that parallels scripture. Inspirational,because the story tells of David great faith, and God"s faithfulness. The story tells of great battles where men infused with the spirit of God wrecked havoc without faint hearts. Giants of faith ,destroyed giants of flesh.

a rich tale of the most prominent King of Israel Thoroughly enjoyed reading this series. Appreciate that not too many literary liberties were taken. The ones that were, just enhanced the story. Always loyal, always faithful, always loving, yet fierce in wrath. Just as Jesus came from the seed of David, so too were the characteristics of David. This series bring them all to life. A must read.

To God be the glory! Thank you writing this series. The deep look into how David sought direction from God was deeply inspirational. The power of God was at work throughoe.

Absolutely awesome series I loved this series. I have read all 5 books more than 2 times. Just finished reading all books another time. That's how much I loved their realism. The author stayed close to Scripture...I loved how he gave us the direct quotes and where to find them...great writing too...I'm not sure I even saw one misspelling or grammatical error...concise, clear, well written... David and his life up to Hebron came alive in a truly compelling way. Could we have another series? This time with him as King?😅

Great Book Book five in Greg Baker series on King David is just as good as the past four. You will not be disappointed in your purchase of the book s.

Great BookBook five in Greg Baker series on King David is just as good as the past four. You will not be disappointed in your purchase of the book s.

The best series on the first half of King David’s life The best historical fiction series on the first half of King David’s life that I’ve ever read - I felt that the author kept true to the Biblical account- my hope and prayer is that Greg Baker will continue and make another series on the second half of King David’s life.Awesome series - I’m bummed that I finished the last book the other day - a series like this is hard to find in this day and age - good stuff 🤙🏻

The best series on the first half of King David’s life The best historical fiction series on the first half of King David’s life that I’ve ever read - I felt that the author kept true to the Biblical account- my hope and prayer is that Greg Baker will continue and make another series on the second half of King David’s life.Awesome series - I’m bummed that I finished the last book the other day - a series like this is hard to find in this day and age - good stuff 🤙🏻

Wonderful I greatly enjoyed this series. I have read the book of Samuel several times, these books added some great insight and background as to what David went through by being anointed the future King when he was still a young shepherd boy.

Memorable and lasting positive imprint on my mind and emotions What a series! It was sad to see it end; I wanted to read more. There are many books that are enjoyable to read but few that are truly memorable and impactful long term. It has been several months since I finished reading this series and I can share that every time I read of these accounts in the Bible they are brought to life because of Greg Baker's descriptive realistic and accurate portrayal of the events. One can relate personally as if you were there at the time. He is truly a gifted author. This engaging series would be enjoyable by male, female, those familiar with and those not familiar with the Bible.

From Gath to Hebron via Ziklag David, pursued on all sides, betrayed by some, beset by hunger and thirst, with no end in sight to Saul's predations, decides it is a good idea to return to Gath and offer himself and his men as mercenaries to the King of Gath, Achish, in Philistia. Initially, they're given a small section of Gath to live in...which displaces Philistine families, who already hate Hebrews for their losses in war. Anger reaches the boiling point. David is basically a hostage in King Achish's palace When his men report an incident, Dabid confronts Achish, who says the Hebrews have been there 4 months and he has nothing to show for it. They had agreed to a 50/50 split of plunder, but David makes an offer: He will attack the Hebrew city of Bethshan and sack it, and bring all of the plunder to Achish, 100%. Achish agrees. David has, however, picked Bethshan for a reason - syncretistic worship and intermarriage with unconverted Canaanites means most of the Hebrews are mixed Hebrew and Canaanite blood, and they almost all worship Molech, Baal, Ashteroth, and other pagan gods, and throw the Hebrew God into the mix. Since Moleech requires human sacrifice, much as Dagon, the main Philistine god, does, David decides how to go about it. He explains to his men what he wants to do and why - sack the pagan temples; if necessary, kill the priests who are mostly Canaanite anyway; plunder the 4 pagan temples (where most of the wealth will be anyway); escape by a different route. They sneak close into the city so that just as dawn is breaking, they'll have shot arrows to disable the guards, go over the walls on makeshift ladders, plunder the temples, avoid killing anyone unless absolutely necessary, & book it back to Gath by a different route. They succeed, & make a big show of how much loot they've gotten. Achish is pleased, but realizes that David wants something in return. David asks him for a nearby place to settle so that they don't cause any more strife in the city. Achish agrees to give them the ruins of Ziklag, not far from Gath, where shepherds sometimes hole up in the more intact ruins - 2 days later, they're on Ziklag, which is a real fixer-upper of a town. They chase the shepherds out and set about making it habitable. Anything, they've all decided, is better than Gath.Meanwhile, David has to convince Achish that he is sacking Hebrew towns when, in fact, he is rading the other enemies of Israel. He gathers the plunder, finds a Hebrew town, trades the under for Hebrew goods, and splits those with Achish. Achish is content, believing David is now hated in Israel and can be trusted. Saul's obsession with finding and ending David so that Jonathan can succeed him as king is now well known. Saul has dragged the army pillar to post huntong David, evennwhen he should have been elsewhere, fighting the Lord's battles. As a result, at one point, when David had been driven to southern Judah, he jad to defend Keilah from Philistine raiders. Another time, even though Jonathan warns Saul there are signs and rumors of a Philistine invasion force headed to his hometown of Gibeah, he had just found out David's location. Instead of assessing the threat from Philistia, he heads after David, only to have to turn back neaely immediately because the Philistine army is indeed invading. He immediately went back after David, repeatedly, and even whennhe stopped, Saul was still only worried about David's whereabouts & succession once he is gone. Jonathan has been inquiring of the Lord on behalf of his father and Israel, getting answers pertaining mostly to him, but somce he is at Saul's right hand in battle, it works out. The time comes when, knowing that Saul is primarily looking for David in the south of Judah (despite promising twice to leave off), and the 5 kings of the city-states of Philistia gather their forces to raid the north part of Israel, the Jezreel Valley. David wants to come along, and Achish lets him. While the Bible.says nothing about David's reasoning in wanting to go, the fact is that he has consistently refused to harm Saul as the Lord's anointed, ergo, the author makes the assumption that David was acting as a 5th column - a reasonable assessment. But wjen the other kings see him there, they demand Achish send him away. It is a good thing, and the Lord's hand is in it, because the Amelakites have attacked Ziklag and taken the women and children hostage. During their time in Philistia, the Lord has remained silent to all entreaties for guidance. David nevertheless needs guidance to recover the kidnap victims before they're harmed, so he asks the priest to inquire of the Lord, and repents of fleeing to Philistia without seeking God first. The Word of the Lord tells him that he will recover all. A forced march pver rocky, thorny ground, after having gone all the way to Northern Israel, being sent back, and finding Ziklag burning with everyone and everything gone, they are exhausted. Davis now plans something: he has sent gifts to the elders of Judah, asking to come home, but whether or not the answer is favorable, David doesn't plan on staying in Philistia a momemt longer than he has to. In a daring raid, the Amelakite population is significantly reduced and all the people, their possessions, plus plunder from their enemies, makes them invincible becaisenthe Spirit of the Lord falls on all the fighters. As they're making for home, the learn of the deaths of Saul and his 3 sons, and the disposition of their bodies, which they later learn was remedied by grateful men from Jabesh Gilead, whom Saul had rescued early in his reign. Just as they're ready for their departure, a small army comes to take David to Achish; the Philistines won and see no need for David or his men. The contingent sent to arrest Davidbis soundly defeated, and they leave for Hebron, heading hime at last, knowing David is now king.This is the final book of 5 books detailing, via historical fiction, the life of David from his anointing to his finally being crowned King at Hebron.

Most wonderful set of books. After thoroughly enjoying the first and second books in this series I immediately bought the rest of the set. What an inspired writer Mr Baker is. He really brought David to life yet sticking with the scriptures. I hope he is led to take on more of the Bible Characters.

Most wonderful set of books.After thoroughly enjoying the first and second books in this series I immediately bought the rest of the set. What an inspired writer Mr Baker is. He really brought David to life yet sticking with the scriptures. I hope he is led to take on more of the Bible Characters.

I very much enjoyed the series. My only complaint is that it ended right after he became king. There are still decades of story left !I wish he would go back and finish it

Highly recommend. Very excellent series of 5 books that were hard to put down. A bit pricey at 4.99 each, though I think they were well worth it. This author really brought this biblical story to life. There wasn't any slow or boring parts in my opinion, & the writing itself was just excellent. No typos that so often can detract & annoy in ebooks. I would certainly love it if this author writes more historical fiction & I hope he does.

Excellent read. David comes to life in this fast paced story of David’s trek to become king. Read all five books and enjoy some historical fiction.