Originally, 2 samuel was called 2 kings, as it is in the latin vulgate. We have a vivid picture of the return of david to the city of zion 2sam 19. 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. Its a story of individual people as they relate to god. Mar 26, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of 2 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. And those commonly are most eager for authority who least understand its duties.
Book of 2 samuel bible survey why are there contradictory accounts regarding the death of saul in 1 and 2 samuel. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin. Study 2 samuel 19 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to. The men who translated the septuagint from hebrew to greek separated the book into two parts.
These arms in themselves were contemptible, yet chosen by david, because he had no skill to use other arms. Genesis 3 commentary genesis 12 commentary genesis 15 commentary. Ishbosheth son of saul was forty years old when he became king over israel, and he reigned two years. Summary of the book of 2 samuel originally the books of 1 and 2 samuel were one book. What keeps us coming back to faith, he says, is its stories. Services, psalms, hymns, and prayers to nourish the faithful week after week. And when the king was come over, the king kissed barzillai, and blessed him. She also testified of jehovahs jesus christs power and mercy. The birth of samuel takes place during the time of anarchy reflected.
The ammonites, justly dreading davids resentment, send, and hire the syrians to make war upon him, 2 samuel 10. If a pharisee gives alms in pride, though god will not reward it, yet he that receives the alms ought to return thanks for it. 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. Commentary on 2 samuel 7 the davidic covenant october 19, 2015 bill pratt leave a comment some time after david has placed the ark in jerusalem, a palace has been built for him, and he has a period of rest from his enemies, he decides that he should build a. The commentaries of the reverend matthew henry have been a great blessing to the readers of the blue letter bible since 1996.
Study the bible online using commentary on 2 samuel 19 and more. David guzik commentary on 2 samuel 10 describes the war of israel with the. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. The consecutive 40 year reigns of david and his son solomon established israel as one of the greatest nations of the ancient east. 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. Watch our overview video on the book of 2 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. David tastes triumph and trial in the book of 2 samuel.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 samuel the niv application commentary book 19. David was initially acclaimed king at hebron by the tribe of judah chs. Sda bible commentary on the books of samuel the first book of samuel otherwise called the first book of the kings introduction following is the introduction to both 1 and 2 samuel, which are parts of one whole. David the anointed king of judah the book of 2 samuel spans the 40year reign of king david, which begins as the book opens an amalekite delivers the shocking news of saul and jonathans death, even reporting that he was the one who had killed saul at sauls request. Interestingly, the context of this verse is a warning to those who may. I will restore to you all the land of your father saul 2 samuel 9. The name of the book comes from the first important person in 1 samuel. Abner makes ishbosheth king battle between abners men and those of joab. Belief a theological commentary on the bible 9780664232498 by david h. Was the killing of sauls descendants a just response to sauls killing of the gibeonites. We see david succeed and fail, and we see gods promise for a future king at the beginning and end of the story. 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 tribe of judah, however, remained loyal to david. Numbers tyndale old testament commentaries book 4 gordon j.
David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand horsemen of the syrians. The men of israel were forward of themselves to bring him back v. Commentary on 2 samuel 7 the davidic covenant tough. The two books known today as 1 and 2 samuel appear as one volume, in all hebrew manuscripts prepared before 1517. It is the account of the rise and fall and rise of a great king, david of israel. The book of 2 samuel can be divided into two main sectionsdavids triumphs chapters 110 and davids troubles chapters 1120. Its also a story of politics and, as this commentary. In verse 43, those representing israel in the disagreement point out that they have ten shares in the king. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 1 samuel taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. In 2 samuel, david becomes gods most faithful king, but then rebels. Saul according to the hebrew bible, was the first king of the united kingdom of israel israel. Those parents know not what they do, who indulge a proud humour in their children.
The book of 2 samuel records the life of david as king. Joab and abishai meet them at the city of medeba, and defeat them, 2 samuel 10. The prophets nathan and gad may have recorded the events of 2 samuel see 1. Read 2 samuel commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Verses 1215 and it was told king david, saying, jehovah hath blessed the house of obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of god. Davids down in the dumps over the deaths of saul and jonathan, lamenting and writing a pretty catchy if sad song about it.
As 2 samuel begins, the dust is settling after the big battle between saul and the philistines. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 samuel and more. Apr 07, 2020 book of 2 samuel bible survey why are there contradictory accounts regarding the death of saul in 1 and 2 samuel. One thousand years after david, the lord jesus christ was born of his seed and lineage. But it is also the story of the god who rules his people, who forgives his people, and who promises to send the king whose greatest fall will bring our eternal rise. The last part of the book chapters 2124 is a nonchronological appendix which contains further details of davids reign. Under the article, ten lost tribes, wikipedia states, the ten lost tribes refers to the ten of the twelve tribes of ancient israel that were said to have been deported from the kingdom.
Feb 05, 2015 a chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 1 samuel taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Of course, saul was mephibosheths grandfather, not his father. Oct 19, 2015 commentary on 2 samuel 7 the davidic covenant october 19, 2015 bill pratt leave a comment some time after david has placed the ark in jerusalem, a palace has been built for him, and he has a period of rest from his enemies, he decides that he should build a temple to house the ark gods home on earth. First and second samuel were originally one book in the hebrew canon but were divided by the translators of the septuagint. The book of 2 samuel is one of the books of history in. And during that waiting period david faced a lot of hardship. This, of course, was the customary way of showing respect and submission to ancient kings.
Study the bible online using commentary on 2 samuel 22 and more. Building off his monumental commentary on 1 samuel, andrew steinmann continues his work on this single hebrew book with concordia commentary. According to the hebrew text of the bible saul reigned for forty two years, but. Study 2 samuel using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. This appears to be a story only about a childless woman who brings her problem to the lord and finds help. It could appropriately be called the acts of king david. Regardless of how successful a person might consider himself in getting away with his adventure into sin, he could learn a few things from david. David no doubt recognized the fear in mephibosheths heart and moved at once to reassure him.
But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the l ord. The inspired historian, having largely related davids deliverances in this and the foregoing book, and one particularly in the. This passage has its roots in the book of judgesin the chaotic time when there was no king in israel. From the beginning of the harvest till the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not let the birds touch them by day or the wild animals by night. Saul died at the battle of mount gilboa 1 samuel 31. The book of 1 and 2 samuel tell the story of an important time in israels historythe beginning of the monarchy under saul and the rise and reign of king david. The book of 2 samuel continues to show us the virtue of humility, the destructiveness of pride, and the faithfulness of gods promise. The time covered by the book is limited to about 38 years of israels history.