Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. David goes to hebron, where his followers and the southern tribe of judah anoint him as king. The narrative is resumed with the first book of kings, which relates how, as david lies dying, bathsheba and nathan ensure solomons elevation to the throne. Book of second samuel overview insight for living ministries. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. 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 second book of samuel, chapter 10 sacred name king. They massacred the ammonites and laid siege to rabbah of the ammonites. It has subdivisions of davids sin with bathsheba, davids plan to cover his sin, david arranges the death of uriah, and david marries bathsheba. Ancient tradition identifies samuel as the author of the first twentyfour chapters of 1 samuel and asserts that the rest of 1 samuel and 2 samuel were completed by nathan and gad. The first day of the year in the ancient hebrew lunar calendar occurred in march or april. His coronation, first by judah and then by all of the tribes, his wars and conquests, his care for the religious life of the people, his sins, and the calamities he suffered, are impartially set forth in vivid and convincing narrative. In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, david sent joab and the israelite army to fight the ammonites.
In 2 samuel, david becomes gods most faithful king, but then rebels. 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. For the three people out there who dont know this story, lets summarize it first. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Start studying we believe grade 6 chapter 11 religion. Shmuel ii ii samuel chapter 11 tanakh online torah bible. 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. The second book of samuel the second book of samuel arno.
As 2 samuel begins, the dust is settling after the big battle between saul and the philistines. He believed the central message of the whole book is triumphs turned to troubles through sin. Now we come to the second most famous sin in the bible. The second book of samuel chapter 11 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. Gad and nathan the prophets are considered to be the authors of chapters 2531 and the whole of the second book of samuel. Study 30 terms we believe grade 6 chapter 11 religion. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. The second book of samuel concludes with four chapters chapters 21 to 24 which lie outside the chronological narrative of saul and david. The division of the books is purely artificial, and did not exist in the original hebrew text.
Ii samuel 11, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The book of 2 samuel covers the history of the 40year reign of king david. Second book of samuel, otherwise called, the second book of the kings ch. The book was divided into the two books of first samuel and second samuel in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian old testament of the bible. 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. The second book of samuel the second book of samuel. It wasnt until sixteen centuries later in the bomberg edition of a. Its author is samuel the prophet who wrote it at about 930 b. The second book of samuel, chapter 11 sacred name king.
This is a selftest on chapters 1 12 of the book of ii samuel. The books of reference used for this study of the book of 2nd samuel were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. Then said david, i will show kindness unto hanun the son of nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of ammon died, and hanun his son reigned in his stead. Samuel the central figure of the first book is at the same time the last judge and the first prophet acts 3. Now the acts of david the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of samuel the seer, and in the book of nathan the prophet, and in the book of gad the seer.
The second book of samuel is devoted entirely to the reign of david. Nevertheless, it is wrong to think that this began the chain of events david followed all the way down to adultery and murder. Second samuel is set in the land of israel during the reign of david and follows the course of his forty years as king of israel 1011971 bc. Oct 28, 2015 the second book of samuel chapter 11 dramatized king james version hosanna faith comes by hearing english c2kjv public domain p 1997 hosanna all r. The second book of samuel contains the history of david after sauls death, his reign over judah and over all israel, as well as the great events which transpired during his reign. When one considers that 1 and 2 samuel were regarded as two volumes of a single book in the hebrew bible, one. They massacred the ammonites and laid siege to rabbahoftheammonites. This is a selftest on chapters 24 of the book of ii samuel. The second book of samuel, commonly called second samuel and written as 2nd samuel or simply 2 samuel is the tenth book of the old testament and also the tenth book of the bible. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible.
In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, david sent joab out with the kings men and the whole israelite army. The books of samuel represent the transition from the time of the judges to the time of the kings. First samuel introduces the monarchy of israel, and 2 samuel chronicles the establishment of the davidic dynasty and the expansion of israel under gods chosen leader. And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that david sent joab, and his servants with him, and all israel. The second book of samuel begins immediately after sauls death when david becomes the king of judah and later the king of the united kingdom of israel. 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. Verses 25 and it came to pass at eventide, that david arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the kings house. Watch our overview video on the book of 2 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. First and second samuel were originally one book in the hebrew canon but were divided by the translators of the septuagint. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Second samuel is the tenth book in the old testament.
It has subdivisions of davids sin with bathsheba, davids plan to cover his sin, david arranges the death of uriah. First and second samuel were originally one book in the hebrew canon but. I keep thinking about david and bathesheba and uriah, the early church was still married to the law,thats y paul is saying you are dead to the law. The key personalities are david, joab, bathsheba, nathan, and absalom. The second book of samuel describes the reign of david around 1010 to 970 bc. The narrative of the closing chapters of the first book is continued without any break. 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. When one considers that 1 and 2 samuel were regarded as two volumes of a single book in the hebrew bible, one may consider their outline to be continuous. Samuel the central figure of the first book is at the same time the.