What keeps us coming back to faith, he says, is its stories. One thousand years after david, the lord jesus christ was born of his seed and lineage. The prophets nathan and gad may have recorded the events of 2 samuel see 1. 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 birth of samuel takes place during the time of anarchy reflected. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin. David tastes triumph and trial in the book of 2 samuel. We see david succeed and fail, and we see gods promise for a future king at the beginning and end of the story. Those parents know not what they do, who indulge a proud humour in their children. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 samuel the niv application commentary book 19.
The commentaries of the reverend matthew henry have been a great blessing to the readers of the blue letter bible since 1996. According to the hebrew text of the bible saul reigned for forty two years, but. Its a story of individual people as they relate to god. The tribe of judah, however, remained loyal to david. Of course, saul was mephibosheths grandfather, not his father. 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. The name of the book comes from the first important person in 1 samuel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book of 2 samuel continues to show us the virtue of humility, the destructiveness of pride, and the faithfulness of gods promise. These arms in themselves were contemptible, yet chosen by david, because he had no skill to use other arms. It could appropriately be called the acts of king david. As 2 samuel begins, the dust is settling after the big battle between saul and the philistines. 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 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. David no doubt recognized the fear in mephibosheths heart and moved at once to reassure him. This, of course, was the customary way of showing respect and submission to ancient kings. Saul died at the battle of mount gilboa 1 samuel 31. Belief a theological commentary on the bible 9780664232498 by david h. David guzik commentary on 2 samuel 10 describes the war of israel with the. 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. Services, psalms, hymns, and prayers to nourish the faithful week after week. Saul according to the hebrew bible, was the first king of the united kingdom of israel israel.
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 two books known today as 1 and 2 samuel appear as one volume, in all hebrew manuscripts prepared before 1517. Commentary on 2 samuel 7 the davidic covenant tough. Was the killing of sauls descendants a just response to sauls killing of the gibeonites. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 1 samuel taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 samuel 22 and more. Abner makes ishbosheth king battle between abners men and those of joab. In 2 samuel, david becomes gods most faithful king, but then rebels.
Interestingly, the context of this verse is a warning to those who may. Read 2 samuel commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The men who translated the septuagint from hebrew to greek separated the book into two parts. I will restore to you all the land of your father saul 2 samuel 9. Building off his monumental commentary on 1 samuel, andrew steinmann continues his work on this single hebrew book with concordia commentary. Genesis 3 commentary genesis 12 commentary genesis 15 commentary. Its also a story of politics and, as this commentary. This passage has its roots in the book of judgesin the chaotic time when there was no king in israel. Study 2 samuel using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand horsemen of the syrians. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. The book of 2 samuel records the life of david as king. 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.
And those commonly are most eager for authority who least understand its duties. 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. This appears to be a story only about a childless woman who brings her problem to the lord and finds help. 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 ten shares are the ten tribes that make up the house of israel. The men of israel were forward of themselves to bring him back v. In verse 43, those representing israel in the disagreement point out that they have ten shares in the king. The time covered by the book is limited to about 38 years of israels history. 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. Originally, 2 samuel was called 2 kings, as it is in the latin vulgate.
And when the king was come over, the king kissed barzillai, and blessed him. The consecutive 40 year reigns of david and his son solomon established israel as one of the greatest nations of the ancient east. 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. The book of 2 samuel can be divided into two main sectionsdavids triumphs chapters 110 and davids troubles chapters 1120. The inspired historian, having largely related davids deliverances in this and the foregoing book, and one particularly in the. David was initially acclaimed king at hebron by the tribe of judah chs. 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. Davids down in the dumps over the deaths of saul and jonathan, lamenting and writing a pretty catchy if sad song about it. The last part of the book chapters 2124 is a nonchronological appendix which contains further details of davids reign. 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. 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. We have a vivid picture of the return of david to the city of zion 2sam 19. 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. But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the l ord.
It is the account of the rise and fall and rise of a great king, david of israel. Apr 07, 2020 book of 2 samuel bible survey why are there contradictory accounts regarding the death of saul in 1 and 2 samuel. 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. 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.
She also testified of jehovahs jesus christs power and mercy. The syrians collect another army, but are defeated by david with great slaughter, and make with him a separate peace, 2 samuel 10. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. May 21, 2011 summary of the book of 2 samuel originally the books of 1 and 2 samuel were one book. Concordances dictionaries encyclopedias bible stories apocrypha books lexicons. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 samuel and more. Ishbosheth son of saul was forty years old when he became king over israel, and he reigned two years. And during that waiting period david faced a lot of hardship. 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. Joab and abishai meet them at the city of medeba, and defeat them, 2 samuel 10. The ammonites, justly dreading davids resentment, send, and hire the syrians to make war upon him, 2 samuel 10.
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