Book of samuel 2 sparknotes

God leads samuel to the town of bethlehem to choose a new king from jesses family. The books of 1 and 2 samuel were written to compare and contrast the rise and fall of king saul, a manpleaser, and king david, a godpleaser. Summary the second book of samuel page 1 page 2 absalom enters jerusalem where, in a display of defiance, he has sex with davids concubines. Hearing this news, david instructs the prophet nathan to anoint davids son, solomon, as king. Overview of ii samuel 2 samuel book summary youtube. Absaloms aides advise him to attack david immediately, but one of davids officials, pretending to support absalom, persuades absalom to wait. In this sunday evening sermon, pastor roger benson preaches from the book of 2 samuel. Watch our overview video on the book of 1 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. As 2 samuel begins, the dust is settling after the big battle between saul and the philistines.

Chapters 110 detailing the good things that happened. The book of isaiah kjv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 23 duration. David goes to hebron, where his followers and the southern tribe of judah anoint him as king. 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. The key personalities are david, joab, bathsheba, nathan, and absalom. Saul grabs for samuel s cloak, but the cloth tearsa symbol, says samuel, of saul s broken kingdom. Watch our overview video on the book of 2 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Its author is samuel the prophet who wrote it at about 930 b.

Davids down in the dumps over the deaths of saul and jonathan, lamenting and writing a pretty catchy if sad song about it. The book of second samuel takes us back to a strange time, when everything was up for grabs and it was hip to be square. Upon learning of sauls defeat by the philistines, david sings a song lamenting the deaths of saul and his friend, jonathan. God finds a man after his own heart to lead his people. In 2 samuel, david becomes gods most faithful king, but then rebels. The books of first and second samuel are really one story. In 1 samuel, god reluctantly raises up kings to rule the israelites. 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. But of course, this clears the way for him to ascend to the kingship of all israel almost. David is old and bedridden, and his son adonijah proclaims himself king with the help of davids commander joab and the priest, abiathar. These books demonstrate the futility and foolishness of disobedience to god as well as the humility, faith, and reward that characterizes a life lived to honour god. David was initially acclaimed king at hebron by the tribe of judah chs.