The book of 2 samuel begins with david being made king of judah and then walks through his reignincluding his defeat of the philistines, his sins of adultery and murder, and the threats against his life. However, in recounting the sins of david and his sons amnon and absalom, this book also shows the sorrow and tragedy that accompany violations of the lords commandments. This divine promise marked the beginning of an additional covenant, called the. We hope that you find the 2 samuel summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of 2 samuel. The holy bible book 10 2 samuel kjv dramatized audio. Further editing was apparently done even after then. Throughout the narrative of davids life, the promise of the son of.
It could not be the prophet samuel, since he died in 1 samuel. Watch our overview video on the book of 2 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The key personalities are david, joab, bathsheba, nathan, and absalom. Emphasizes understanding the text with practical applications. After the death of king saul, the people of the judah tribe chose david to be their king. This commentary has been through advanced checking words in boxes are from the bible. The book of 2 samuel covers the history of the 40year reign of king david. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. There are three subjects that may be considered themes of the books of 1 and 2 samuel. Bible study notes and comments kindle edition by pratte, david. The book of samuel, or 1 samuel and 2 samuel, form part of the narrative history of israel in the neviim or prophets section of the hebrew bibleold testament, called the deuteronomistic history, a series of books joshua, judges, samuel and kings that constitute a theological history of the israelites and aim to explain gods law for israel under the guidance of the prophets.
The book of samuel, or 1 samuel and 2 samuel, form part of the narrative history of israel in. And during that waiting period david faced a lot of hardship. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 samuel form one book in the hebrew bible. The present division into 1 and 2 samuel has been decried by some scholars. First samuel first and second samuel were written as one book. The teachers commentary wheaton, ill victor books, 1987, electronic ed. Gad and nathan the prophets are considered to be the authors of chapters 2531 and the whole of the second book of samuel. As 2 samuel begins, the dust is settling after the big battle between saul and the philistines. This summary of the book of 2 samuel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 samuel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading commentary on the book of 2 samuel. Possible writers include nathan and gad see 1 chronicles 29.
Kjv bible verses from 2 samuel offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in. Abner makes ishbosheth king battle between abners men and those of joab. The book of 2 samuel continues to show us the virtue of humility, the destructiveness of pride, and the faithfulness of gods promise. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The book of 2 samuel begins by narrating davids rise and reign as king of israel, illustrating the lords generosity and kindness to those who are faithful to him. First and second samuel were originally one book in the hebrew canon but were divided by the. However, in 1 and 2 samuel we meet some really outstanding folk. Its author is samuel the prophet who wrote it at about 930 b. Summary of the book of 2 samuel originally the books of 1 and 2 samuel were one book.
We see david succeed and fail, and we see gods promise for a future king at the beginning and end of the story. Davids down in the dumps over the deaths of saul and jonathan, lamenting and writing a pretty catchy if sad song about it. David guzik commentary on 2 samuel 2, where abner sets up ishbosheth, the. Second samuel is actually the second half of a single book that was divided into two part, 1 and 2 samuel because together they were too long to fit on one scroll. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Intended to be helpful to all christians, including teachers and preachers, while avoiding an emphasis on technical issues. Originally, the books of 1 and 2 samuel were one book.
The syntactical, literary, and thematic cues within the text indicate the open ing scenes of ch 1 naturally conjoin 1 and 2 samuel with the book. Originally, 2 samuel was called 2 kings, as it is in the latin vulgate. According to jewish tradition in the talmud samuel was author of chapters 124 of the first book which are the records of his time. However, this helps bring out davids more compassionate side. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. Most of 2 samuel is a history of the rule of king david. The men who translated the septuagint from hebrew to greek separated the book into two parts. The book of 2 nd samuel is a narration of david as he becomes the king of israel and the time during his reign, yet it also includes two psalms in hymns of praise in the final chapters. This is the holy book of 2 samuel, known as the second book of samuel, otherwise called the second book of the kings. The second book of samuel niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 10 duration. And bade them teach the children of judah among whom he now was, and over whom he first reigned. David guzik commentary on 2 samuel 2, where abner sets up ishbosheth, the son of saul, as king over israel while david is still king over judah. Hittite document called apology of hattusili has many similarities with samuel. David expanded israels borders from sauls smaller territory.
This began israels golden age, a time of unprecedented growth and advancement. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second samuel in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Further, nathan and gad were prophets of the lord during davids lifetime and would not have been alive when the book of samuel was written. The septuagint, the greek version of the bible, first divided these books into two parts. David tastes triumph and trial in the book of 2 samuel. Further evidence of the book s date is in the fact that daniel is excluded from the hebrew bibles canon of the prophets, which was closed around 200 bc, and the wisdom of sirach, a work dating from around 180 bc, draws on almost every book of the old testament except daniel, leading scholars to suppose that its author was unaware of it. We owe the division of the one volume into two to the septuagint. The events of 1 and 2 samuel took place between the years 1105 b. We will become acquainted with each of them as we go through these books. During those years, israel was transformed from a loosely knit group. The decay in the house of eli is so much graver as the priesthood is concerned also which ought to be the medium between god and the people. Now it came to pass after the death of saul, when david had returned from the slaughter of the amalekites, and david had stayed two days in ziklag, on the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from sauls camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head.
The books are named after samuel, who presided over israels transition from a tribal league ruled by judges to a monarchy ruled by a king. Thought the written records of these 3 prophets could have been used for information in the writing of 1 and 2 samuel, the human author of these books is unknown. The book of 1 samuel ends with the death of saul, which left the nation of israel with a leadership vacuum and under continued threat from the neighboring philistines. By the end of his reign, david controlled all of israel, edom, moab, ammon, syria, and zobah.
Whereas the book of first samuel shows israels transition from gods authority to sauls irresponsible rule, second samuel documents the transition back to godhonoring leadership under david david was anointed king of israel by god, and is a picture of the true messiah gods anointed one. Also, the names of places often changed over many years. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 samuel form one book in the. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. First and second samuel were originally one book in the hebrew canon but were divided by the translators of the septuagint. David was initially acclaimed king at hebron by the tribe of judah chs.
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