2 Samuel: Bible Study and Commentary

King David of Israel

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Keith Simons

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2 Samuel chapter 1
1:1 - David's situation at the time of Saul's death
1:2-4 - News about Saul's death
1:5-10 - The man who killed and robbed Saul
1:11-12 - David weeps because of Saul's death
1:13-16 - David orders the death of the man who killed Saul
1:17-21 - David's poem about the true greatness of Saul
1:22-24 - True heroes: Saul and Jonathan
1:25-26 - David weeps for Jonathan, his true friend
1:27 - David had no bitter feelings towards Saul
2 Samuel chapter 2
2:1 - God sends David to Hebron
2:2-3 - Hebron, David's first capital city
2:4 - David becomes king of Judah
2:5-7 - David's message to the people in Jabesh Gilead
2:8-11 - Abner appoints Ish-Bosheth to be king of Israel
2:12-16 - The first fight between David's army and Ish-Bosheth's army
2:17-23 - The death of Asahel, Joab's brother
2:24-32 - Abner's men suffer defeat
2 Samuel chapter 3
3:1-5 - David's family in Hebron
3:6-7 - Abner and Rizpah
3:8-11 - Abner declares his true opinions about David
3:12-16 - David demands the return of Michal, his first wife
3:17-19 - Abner persuades Israel's leaders to support David
3:20-21 - David establishes friendly relations with Abner
3:22-25 - Joab's anger against Abner
3:26-27 - Joab kills Abner
3:28-30 - David's curse against Joab
3:31-32 - The funeral of Abner
3:33-34 - David's sad song about Abner
3:35-37 - David refuses to eat
3:38-39 - The sons of Zeruiah
2 Samuel chapter 4
4:1-6 - The death of Ish-Bosheth
4:7-12 - David punishes Recab and Baanah
2 Samuel chapter 5
5:1 - All 12 tribes of Israel choose David to be their king
5:2 - David, the king that God chose
5:3 - David's anointing as the king of all Israel
5:4-5 - David, the king of Israel
5:6 - Jerusalem, David's capital
5:7-8 - David's soldiers defeat the Jebusites in the battle for Jerusalem
5:9-12 - David's home in the city of David
5:13-16 - David's wives and family
5:17 - Philistia's army tries to catch David
5:18-19 - How David fought battles
5:20-21 - The Lord who breaks out
5:22-25 - Listen for the sound of God's army
2 Samuel chapter 6
6:1 - David's great procession for the ark of the covenant
6:2 - About the ark of the covenant
6:3-4 - The cart that carried the ark
6:5 - When beautiful music and sincere attitudes do not please God
6:6 - Uzzah touches the ark
6:7 - Why Uzzah died
6:8-9 - David becomes afraid of God
6:10-11 - The ark in the house of Obed-Edom
6:12 - David makes right plans to bring the ark to Jerusalem
6:13 - David's sacrifices as he brings the ark to Jerusalem
6:14-15 - David dances in front of the ark
6:16 - Michal, David's first wife
6:17 - The special tent for the ark in Jerusalem
6:18-19 - David blesses the people
6:20 - Was David wrong to dance?
6:21-22 - David's reply to Michal
6:23 - Michal had no children
2 Samuel chapter 7
7:1 - David begins to think about the building of God's house
7:2 - David expresses the desire to build God's temple
7:3 - Nathan approves of David's plan
7:4 - Nathan receives God's message for David
7:5 - David, the servant of God
7:6 - The places where the tabernacle and the ark stood
7:7 - Why did God's house continue to be a tent?
7:8-9 - God promises to make David's name great
7:10 - God declares his perfect plans
7:11 - God establishes the rule of David's royal family
7:12-13 - The Messiah, and the other kings from David's family
7:14-15 - The kings from David's family as God's sons
7:16-17 - David and Nathan see the Messiah
7:18-19 - The greatness of God's kindness
7:20-21 - God's word and his will
7:22 - The true greatness of God
7:23 - God acts for his own honour in Israel
7:24 - Israel in the plans of God
7:25-29 - David expresses his agreement with God's promise
2 Samuel chapter 8
8:1 - David defeats the Philistines
8:2 - David defeats Moab
8:3-4 - David defeats Zobah
8:5-6 - David defeats Aram
8:7-12 - The great wealth that David received from his wars
8:13-14 - David defeats Edom
8:15-18 - The officials in David's government
2 Samuel chapter 9
9:1-2 - David's desire to show kindness to Saul's family
9:3-4 - Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan
9:5-6 - Mephibosheth meets David
9:7-12 - The honour that David gave to Mephibosheth
2 Samuel chapter 10
10:1-2 - David's sympathy at the death of Nahash
10:3-5 - Ammon's leaders deal shamefully with the men from Israel
10:6-7 - Ammon pays foreign armies to fight against Israel
10:8-11 - Joab's plan for the battle
10:12 - Joab's speech about religion
10:13-14 - The success of Joab's plan
10:15-17 - David's battle against Aram
10:18-19 - David's success against Aram
2 Samuel chapter 11
11:1 - The war against Ammon continues
11:2 - David relaxes, and he sees a beautiful woman
11:3 - Uriah the Hittite
11:4-5 - David and Bathsheba
11:6-8 - David tries to hide his evil deed
11:9 - Uriah chooses not to return home
11:10 - David asks why Uriah did not return home
11:11 - Uriah explains why he refused any comfort
11:12-13 - David gives Uriah too much wine
11:14-17 - The death of Uriah
11:18-21 - Abimelech, son of Jerub-Besheth
11:22-25 - David hears about Uriah's death
11:26-27 - The marriage of David and Bathsheba
2 Samuel chapter 12
12:1 - God sends Nathan to David
12:2-3 - Nathan's story
12:4 - A rich man's cruelty
12:5-6 - David's anger in judgment
12:7-8 - Nathan declares David guilty
12:9 - God's opinion of David's crime
12:10 - The troubles that David had brought into his family
12:11 - Another man would take David's wives
12:12 - Secret and public evil deeds
12:13 - David confesses his evil deeds
12:14 - David and Bathsheba's son will die
12:15-17 - David's experience in prayer
12:18-19 - David's officials tell him about his son's death
12:20-21 - David's reaction to the death of his son
12:22-23 - David's belief in life after death
12:24-25 - The birth of Solomon
12:26-29 - Joab requests David's support in the battle for Rabbah
12:30 - David's crown
12:31 - David deals with the proud and cruel attitudes of Ammon's people
2 Samuel chapter 13
13:1 - Amnon and Tamar
13:2 - Amnon's wrong desire makes him ill
13:3-4 - Jonadab discovers Amnon's wrong desires
13:5 - Jonadab's evil plan
13:6 - Amnon asks David to send Tamar to him
13:7 - David sends Tamar to Amnon
13:8-9 - Tamar prepares food, to nurse Amnon
13:10 - Tamar enters Amnon's room
13:11-13 - Tamar's desperate words
13:14 - Amnon forces Tamar to have sex
13:15 - True love or mere emotion?
13:16 - Tamar urges Amnon not to send her away
13:17-18 - Amnon uses his power to pretend that Tamar is guilty
13:19 - Tamar is bitterly sad
13:20 - Absalom protects Tamar
13:21-22 - Amnon suffers no punishment whatever
13:23-27 - Absalom organises a party for the king's sons – including Amnon
13:28 - Absalom orders his men to kill Amnon
13:29-30 - A wrong report reaches David
13:31-33 - Jonadab's extraordinary reaction to the news
13:34-36 - David's sons arrive
13:37-39 - Absalom escapes abroad
2 Samuel chapter 14
14:1 - Joab's plan for Absalom's return
14:2-3 - Joab and the wise woman
14:4-6 - A story to persuade the king
14:7 - Differences between the woman's story and David's situation
14:8-11 - The woman persuades David to promise to help
14:12 - The wise woman advises David
14:13 - Was David right not to allow Absalom's return?
14:14 - The woman uses religion to convince David
14:15-16 - David alone had power to bring Absalom back
14:17 - The woman praises David
14:18-19 - David's weakness in character
14:20 - The woman boldly admits that she has spoken on Joab's behalf
14:21-23 - David agrees to Absalom's return
14:24-27 - About Absalom
14:28-29 - Joab would not obey Absalom's orders
14:30-31 - Absalom burns Joab's field
14:32 - Absalom persuades Joab to speak to David on his behalf
14:33 - Absalom sees David for the first time in five years
2 Samuel chapter 15
15:1 - Absalom's royal carriage
15:2 - Problems with judges
15:3-4 - Absalom pretends that he wants to be a judge
15:5-6 - Absalom's friendly behaviour
15:7 - Absalom asks David to allow him to go to Hebron
15:8 - Absalom pretends that he has made an oath
15:9-10 - Absalom prepares to declare himself king
15:11 - Absalom's guests from Jerusalem
15:12 - Ahithophel
15:13 - David receives news of Absalom's revolution
15:14 - David decides to escape from Jerusalem
15:15 - Why did David's officials support him?
15:16 - David's concubines remain in the palace
15:17 - David at the 'house of the distance'
15:18 - Kerethites, Pelethites and Gittites
15:19-20 - Ittai the Gittite
15:21 - Ittai declares his support for David
15:22-23 - David crosses the Kidron
15:24 - Zadok and Abiathar bring the ark to David
15:25-26 - David decides that the ark must remain in Jerusalem
15:27-29 - David asks Zadok to send a message about where David should go
15:30-31 - David's humble prayer on the Mount of Olives
15:32-34 - Hushai the Arkite
15:35-37 - David arranges for Ahimaaz and Jonathan to bring Hushai's message
2 Samuel chapter 16
16:1 - Ziba's plans to provide for David
16:2 - The purpose of the gifts that Ziba brought
16:3 - David asks Ziba about Mephibosheth
16:4 - David rewards Ziba
16:5-6 - Shimei expresses his hate for David
16:7-8 - Was David a 'man of blood', as Shimei said?
16:9-10 - Abishai wants to kill Shimei
16:11-12 - David explains why he does not order Shimei's death
16:13-14 - David's journey to the Jordan river
16:15-16 - Hushai prays for a long life for Israel's true king
16:17-18 - Hushai's duty is to support Israel's true king as his friend
16:19 - Hushai would advise Absalom because of Hushai's friendship with David
16:20-22 - Absalom sleeps with the concubines of David, his father
16:23 - Ahithophel's great wisdom
2 Samuel chapter 17
17:1-5 - Ahithophel advises Absalom to kill David at once
17:6-8 - Absalom asks Hushai for his opinion about Ahithophel's advice
17:9-10 - Hushai says that David will find a secret place to hide
17:11-13 - Absalom must lead Israel's whole army into battle against David
17:14 - Absalom prefers Hushai's advice
17:15-16 - An urgent message to save David's life
17:17 - Jonathan and Ahimaaz leave with the message
17:18-19 - Jonathan and Ahimaaz hide in a well
17:20 - The woman's untrue answer
17:21-22 - David escapes across the river Jordan
17:23 - Ahithophel
17:24-26 - Two camps at Mahanaim
17:27 - Shobi, Makir and Barzillai
17:28-29 - Some useful lessons about gifts
2 Samuel chapter 18
18:1-2 - David organises his soldiers for the battle
18:3-4 - David's men persuade him not to go into battle
18:5 - David urges his commanders not to kill Absalom
18:6-8 - A terrible battle
18:9 - Absalom hangs, alive, in a tree
18:10 - An opportunity to catch Absalom alive
18:11-13 - Joab argues with the man who found Absalom
18:14-16 - Absalom's terrible death
18:17-18 - The grave of Absalom
18:19 - Ahimaaz wants to take the news to David
18:20 - Joab refuses to send Ahimaaz to David
18:21 - Joab sends Cushi to report the news to David
18:22-23 - Ahimaaz, the faster runner
18:24-27 - Two runners take the news to David
18:28 - Ahimaaz tells David to praise God for success in the battle
18:29-30 - Ahimaaz refuses to answer David's question about Absalom
18:31-32 - At last, David hears that Absalom is dead
18:33 - David's emotions after he hears about Absalom's death
2 Samuel chapter 19
19:1-4 - David weeps because of Absalom's death
19:5 - Joab speaks very strongly to David
19:6 - Joab continues to accuse David
19:7 - Joab tells David to encourage his soldiers
19:8-10 - David remains in Mahanaim
19:11-12 - David tries to please the leaders of Judah
19:13 - David chooses Amasa to be the new commander of his army
19:14-15 - Judah's men bring David back to Jerusalem
19:16-20 - Shimei expresses publicly his support for David
19:21-23 - Abishai urges David to order the death of Shimei
19:24-25 - Mephibosheth's deep care for David
19:26-28 - Mephibosheth explains why he did not go with David
19:29-30 - David gives his order about Mephibosheth's property
19:31-32 - Barzillai from Gilead, who provided for David
19:33-36 - David invites Barzillai to join him in Jerusalem
19:37-39 - The sons of Barzillai
19:40-43 - Trouble between Judah's men, and the men from the rest of Israel
2 Samuel chapter 20
20:1 - Sheba's revolution
20:2 - Sheba gains control over northern Israel
20:3 - David's decision about his concubines
20:4-5 - Amasa gathers Judah's army too slowly
20:6-7 - David orders Abishai to lead his most capable soldiers
20:8 - Amasa meets Abishai and Joab
20:9-10 - Joab murders Amasa
20:11 - Joab takes control over David's army
20:12-13 - The soldiers' reaction to the murder of Amasa
20:14-15 - Sheba escapes to Abel Beth Maacah
20:16-18 - The woman who saved her city
20:19-21 - The woman forces Joab to defend his actions
20:22 - The death of Sheba
20:23-26 - David's government officials
2 Samuel chapter 21
21:1 - The murder of Gibeon's people
21:2-4 - A crime without remedy
21:5-6 - Seven men from Saul's family must die
21:7-8 - David chooses the seven men who would die
21:9 - Nobody buries the seven bodies
21:10 - Rizpah protects the dead bodies
21:11-14 - David buries the men from Saul's family honourably
21:15-17 - David's last battle
21:18-22 - The brave soldiers in Israel's army
2 Samuel chapter 22
22:1 - David's strength and his weakness
22:2-4 - David's strength came from God
22:5-7 - Death, BELIAL and SHEOL
22:8-15 - God comes in a storm to rescue David
22:16-17 - God rescues David from the evil spirits that wanted to take his life
22:18-19 - God deserves all the honour
22:20 - A wide place
22:21 - Where did David's righteousness come from?
22:22-25 - What does righteousness mean?
22:26-27 - God is the judge of all people
22:28-30 - God's humble people do extraordinary things
22:31-32 - How God's people can do extraordinary things
22:33-37 - God gave David the strength to win his battles
22:38-43 - David's complete success against his enemies
22:44-46 - David's attitude towards foreigners
22:47-49 - Only the living God can save his people
22:50 - People from other nations praise God, with David
22:51 - God's kindness to his 'Anointed', the Messiah
2 Samuel chapter 23
23:1-2 - David's last song
23:3 - God declares that the Messiah will come
23:4 - Messiah's perfect rule
23:5 - David's three questions
23:6-7 - Messiah will end the power of evil people
23:8-12 - The three bravest men in David's army
23:13-14 - The men whom David led before he became king
23:15 - David desires water from Bethlehem
23:16-17 - David pours out the water as a gift to God
23:18-19 - Abishai
23:20-23 - Benaiah
23:24-39 - The 'Thirty' mighty men
2 Samuel chapter 24
24:1 - God's judgement against David and against Israel
24:2-3 - Joab warns David not to count Israel's men
24:4-8 - The task to count Israel's men
24:9 - The size of Israel's army
24:10 - David asks God to forgive him
24:11-14 - David took Israel's army out of God's special protection
24:15-16 - The evil angel and the angel of the Lord
24:17 - David's extraordinary prayer for Israel's people
24:18 - Araunah's threshing-floor
24:19-21 - Araunah gives great honour to David
24:22-23 - Araunah's gift to David
24:24 - David pays the full price for his gifts to God
24:25 - The place that God chose for his temple

2 Samuel: Bible Study and Commentary

2 Samuel chapter 1

2 Samuel chapter 2

2 Samuel chapter 3

2 Samuel chapter 4

2 Samuel chapter 5

2 Samuel chapter 6

2 Samuel chapter 7

2 Samuel chapter 8

2 Samuel chapter 9

2 Samuel chapter 10

2 Samuel chapter 11

2 Samuel chapter 12

2 Samuel chapter 13

2 Samuel chapter 14

2 Samuel chapter 15

2 Samuel chapter 16

2 Samuel chapter 17

2 Samuel chapter 18

2 Samuel chapter 19

2 Samuel chapter 20

2 Samuel chapter 21

2 Samuel chapter 22

2 Samuel chapter 23

2 Samuel chapter 24