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2 Samuel

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Old Testament · History · 16 chapter studies · 16 narrated

Read 2 Samuel in canonical sequence.

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  1. Intro 2 Samuel - General Introduction 2 Samuel tells the story of David’s kingdom, but it refuses to flatter David. 10 min read Narrated
  2. 1 2 Samuel 1 - David Laments Saul and Jonathan 2 Samuel opens with grief, not triumph. David receives the news that Saul and Jonathan are dead, and the first thing Scripture shows us is not David claiming the throne but David... 19 min read Narrated
  3. 2-4 2 Samuel 2-4 - A Divided Kingdom and the Cost of Ambition These chapters show the kingdom slowly turning toward David, but Scripture refuses to make the road look clean. 31 min read Narrated
  4. 5 2 Samuel 5 - David Anointed King and Jerusalem Taken 2 Samuel 5 is the chapter of arrival, but it is not a chapter of self made success. 20 min read Narrated
  5. 6 2 Samuel 6 - The Ark Comes to Zion 2 Samuel 6 is one of the Bible’s clearest lessons on holy joy and holy fear. 19 min read Narrated
  6. 7 2 Samuel 7 - The Covenant of the House and the Son This chapter is the theological heart of 2 Samuel. 23 min read Narrated
  7. 8-10 2 Samuel 8-10 - Victory, Mercy, and the Seeds of War These three chapters show David near the height of his kingdom. 30 min read Narrated
  8. 11-12 2 Samuel 11-12 - David’s Fall, Nathan’s Rebuke, and Repentance These two chapters are among the hardest in all Scripture because the sinner is not a pagan tyrant but David, the Lord’s anointed king. 36 min read Narrated
  9. 13-14 2 Samuel 13-14 - Sin in the House and Absalom’s Return These chapters are among the most painful in 2 Samuel because the sword that the prophet announced would not depart from David’s house now enters the family itself. 33 min read Narrated
  10. 15-16 2 Samuel 15-16 - Absalom’s Revolt and David’s Humiliation These two chapters show how a kingdom can begin to collapse long before a battle is fought. 40 min read Narrated
  11. 17-18 2 Samuel 17-18 - Counsel, Battle, and Absalom’s Death These chapters show God’s providence working through counsel, delay, hidden loyalty, battle, and grief. 19 min read Narrated
  12. 19-20 2 Samuel 19-20 - David Returns to a Fractured Kingdom David returns after Absalom’s death, but the kingdom is not healed simply because the rebellion has ended. 20 min read Narrated
  13. 21 2 Samuel 21 - Famine, Gibeonites, and Hard Justice 2 Samuel 21 is one of the hardest chapters in the book because it forces the reader to face covenant memory, public injustice, bloodguilt, grief, and national repair. 14 min read Narrated
  14. 22 2 Samuel 22 - David’s Song of Deliverance 2 Samuel 22 is David's great song of deliverance, closely related to Psalm 17 in the Septuagint tradition, Psalm 18 in the Masoretic/NKJV numbering. 14 min read Narrated
  15. 23 2 Samuel 23 - Last Words and Mighty Men 2 Samuel 23 sets David's final prophetic word beside the names and deeds of his mighty men. 12 min read Narrated
  16. 24 2 Samuel 24 - Census, Plague, and the Altar of Mercy 2 Samuel ends not with David enthroned in comfort, but with sin, plague, intercession, altar, and sacrifice. 13 min read Narrated