This is the page for all my resources and documents for the book of Second Samuel. The first section contains documents that survey the entire book. The second section has a survey video lecture covering the entire book. The next section is broken down by each passage. Click the label of any document or video to expand for access. Click the label of any passage to expand for access to documents and information about each individual passage. Feel free to use and distribute any information you find helpful as long as you give credit where appropriate.
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Outline of 2 Samuel

David's Positive Reign 1:1-10:19
David Rules Over Judah 1:1-2:8
David Hears Of Saul's Death 1:1-16
David's Song For Saul And Jonathan 1:17-27
David Is Anointed As King Over Judah In Hebron 2:1-4a
David Honors The Men Who Had Honored Saul's Corpse 2:4b-7
David Becomes King Over Israel 2:8-5:5
War Between Saul's House And David 2:8-3:5
Abner Defects To David 3:6-21
Joab Murders Abner 3:22-27
David Shows His Innocence 3:28-39
Ish-Bosheth Murdered 4:1-8
David Shows His Innocence 4:9-12
David Anointed King Over Israel 5:1-5
David Consolidates His Rule 5:6-6:23
David Conquers Jerusalem 5:6-12
David Builds A Family/Harem 5:13-16
David Defeats The Philistines 5:17-25
David Brings The Ark To Jerusalem 6:1-23
False Start 6:1-11
Triumphal Entry 6:12-23
Davidic Covenant 7:1-29
David's Plan 7:1-3
God's Promise 7:4-17
David's Prayer 7:18-29
David's Victorious Reign 8:1-10:19
David Completes The Conquest 8:1-14
Philistines 8:1
Moabites 8:2
Zobah And Aram 8:3-6
Plunder Given To The Lord 8:7-12
Edom 8:13-14
David Ruled Justly 8:15-18
David Gives Grace To Saul's Family 9:1-13
David Completes The Conquest 10:1-19
David's Troubled Reign 11:1-24:25
David And Bathsheba 11:1-12:31
The Sin 11:1-27a
David Stopped Fighting God's Battles 11:1
David Commits Adultery With Bathsheba 11:2-5
David Has Uriah Murdered 11:6-25
David Marries Bathsheba 11:26-27a
11:27b Narrative Insertion - God Was Displeased
The Consequences 12:1-25
Nathan Rebukes David 12:1-14
The Child Dies 12:15-23
A Replacement Child - Solomon 12:24-25
David Completes The Conquest 12:26-31
Problems With David's Family 13:1-19:40
Amnon Rapes Tamar 13:1-22
Absalom Kills Amnon 13:23-38
Absalom Forgiven 13:39-14:33
Absalom's Rebellion 15:1-19:40
Absalom Conspires 15:1-6
Absalom Rebels 15:7-12
David Flees Jerusalem 15:13-37
David And Ziba 16:1-4
David And Shimei 16:5-14
Absalom Receives Good And Bad Advice 16:15-17:23
Battle And Absalom's Death 17:24-18:18
David Mourns For Absalom 18:19-19:8a
David Returns To Jerusalem 19:8b-40
Problems With Saul's Family 19:41-21:14
Sheba's Rebellion 19:41-20:26
Gibeonites Avenged 21:1-14
End Of David's Reign 21:15-24:25
War With Philistines 21:15-22
David's Song Of Praise (Psalm 18) 22:1-51
Praises God As The One Who Saved Him And Protected Him 22:1-7
Poetically Describes God As A Warrior Going To Battle 22:8-16
Describes God As Rescuing Him 22:17-20
David Is Faithful To The Covenant And God Is Faithful To His Word 22:21-25
God Shows His Faithfulness 22:26-30
God's Way And Word Are Perfect 22:31-37
David Crushes His Enemies With God's Help 22:38-43
David Was Made King With God's Help 22:44-46
Praises God As The One Who Has Exalted Him As King 22:47-51
David's Last Words 23:1-7
David's Mighty Men 23:8-39
David's Census And The Plague 24:1-17
Preparation For The Temple 24:18-25
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1:1-10:19 David's Positive Reign
1:1-2:7 David Rules Over Judah
1:1-16 David Hears of Saul's Death
1:17-27 David's Song For Saul And Jonathan
2:1-4a David Is Anointed King In Hebron
2:4b-7 David Honors The Men Who Honored Saul's Corpse
2:8-5:5 David Becomes King Over Israel
2:8-3:5 War Between Saul's House And David
3:6-21 Abner Defects To David
3:22-27 Joab Murders Abner
3:28-39 David Shows His Innocence
Translation
4:1-8 Ish-Bosheth Is Murdered
4:9-12 David Shows His Innocence
5:1-5 David Is Anointed King Over Israel
Translation
5:6-6:23 David Consolidates His Rule
5:6-12 David Conquers Jerusalem
5:13-16 David Builds A Family/Harem
5:17-25 David Defeats The Philistines
6:1-11 David Brings The Ark To Jerusalem: False Start
Translation
6:12-23 David Brings The Ark To Jerusalem: Triumphal Entry
Translation
7:1-29 The Davidic Covenant
7:1-17 God's Promise Of David's Dynasty
Translation
7:18-29 David's Prayer In Response
Translation
8:1-10:19 David's Victorious Reign
8:1-14 David Completes The Conquest
8:15-18 David Rules Justly
Translation
9:1-13 David Gives Grace To Saul's Family
10:1-19 David Completes The Conquest
11:1-24:25 David's Troubled Reign
11:1-12:31 David And Bathsheba
11:1-27 David's Sin
Translation
12:1-25 The Consequences
12:26-31 David Completes The Conquest
13:1-19:40 Problems With David's Family
13:1-22 Amnon And Tamar
13:1-22 Amnon Rapes Tamar
13:23-38 Absalom And Amnon
13:23-38 Absalom Kills Amnon
13:39-14:33 David And Absalom
13:39-14:33 Absalom Is Forgiven
Translation
15:1-19:40 Absalom's Rebellion
15:1-12 Absalom Conspires & Rebels
15:13-37 David Flees Jerusalem
16:1-4 David And Ziba
16:5-14 David And Shimei
16:15-17:23 Absalom Gets Good & Bad Advice
17:24-18:18 Battle & Absalom's Death
18:19-19:8a David Mourns For Absalom
19:8b-40 David Returns To Jerusalem
19:41-21:14 Problems With Saul's Family
19:41-20:26 Sheba's Rebellion
21:1-14 The Gibeonites Are Avenged
21:15-24:25 End of David's Reign
21:15-22 War With Philistines
22:1-51 David's Song Of Praise
23:1-7 David's Last Words
23:8-39 David's Mighty Men
24:1-17 David's Census And The Plague
24:18-25 Preparation For The Temple