2 Samuel

Chapters    

 

1.  David hears of Saul's death -- David's lament for Saul and Jonathan
2.  David anointed king over Judah -- War between the houses of David and Saul
3.  David grows stronger, while Saul's house grows weaker -- Abner, the commander of Saul's army, goes over to David -- Joab kills Abner
4.  Ish-Bosheth, Saul's son, killed
5.  David becomes king over Israel -- David captures Jerusalem -- David defeats the Philistines
6.  David decides to bring the Ark of God to Jerusalem -- The Ark is taken (improperly) on a new cart from the house of Aminidab -- on the way Uzzah touches the Ark to steady it when the oxen stumble and is struck dead -- David leaves the Ark at the house of Obed-Edom for three months -- The Ark is then moved properly (Levites carrying it) to Jerusalem -- David and the people celebrate
7.  God's promise to David -- David's prayer
8.  David's victories -- David's officials
9.  David shows kindness to Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son
10.  David defeats the Ammonites
11.  David and Bathsheba -- Uriah killed in battle
12.  The prophet, Nathan, rebukes David -- David's response
13.  Amnon and Tamar -- Absalom kills Amnon for his treachery -- Absalom flees to Geshur
14.  Absalom returns to Jerusalem, but David refuses to see his son
15.  Absalom's conspiracy to overthrow David as king -- David flees from Jerusalem
16.  Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, brings David food, wine and donkeys for David's use and is blessed --
Shimei cursed David and his officials as they passed by -- Hushai, David's friend, pretends to go over to Absalom -- Ahithophel gives Absalom advice
17.  Hushai gives Absalom conflicting advice -- Absalom and all the men of Israel agree with Hushai's advice -- Hushai passes the information to David through Zadok and Abiathar, the priests
18.  Absalom's death -- David deeply mourns Absalom's death
19.  Joab, David's commander of the army, challenges David for mourning his enemy, Absalom -- David heeds Joab's advice to encourage the army -- David returns to Jerusalem
20.  Sheba rebels against David -- Sheba seeks refuge at Abel Beth Maachah -- David's army, led by Joab, beseiges the town -- A wise woman talks with Joab and agrees to have Sheba killed -- The woman convinces the people of the town to kill Sheba to bring peace to the town.
21.  The Gibeonites avenged -- Wars against the Philistines
22.  David's song of praise
23.  The last words of David -- David's mighty men
24.  David sins by counting the fighting men of Israel -- David builds an altar to the Lord