For i have kept the ways of the lord, and have not. At the end of the book in chapter 24, david purchased the threshing floor of araunah the jebusite on mount moriah in jerusalem 2 chronicles 3. The center of the book is the record of his fall, the chastisements which he had to pass through as a result of his sin and his subsequent restoration after the. The prophet samuel was already deceased before the events recorded in 2 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. 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. I take refuge in him, my rock, my shield, my saving strength, my stronghold.
The second book of samuel the second book of samuel. Read 2 samuel 22 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. It contains a song of thanksgiving attributed to king david which corresponds to psalm 18. Chapter 5 page 272 second samuel describes the reign of king david. We have it here as it was first composed for his own closed and his own harp.
Praise, deliverance, and the reason for deliverance. Geneva study bible commentary on 2nd samuel chapter 22. An introduction to the book of second samuel related media. The god of israel said, the rock of israel spake to me, he that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of god.
David guzik commentary on 2 samuel 22 describes davids psalm of praise, where. 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. And the philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of rephaim. David learns of the death of saul and jonathanhe slays the amalekite who claims to have killed sauldavid laments the passing of saul and jonathan with a song. That is what king david does in the two psalms at the close of 2 samuel. Second book of samuel chapter 21 kjv audio bible youtube. 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. And david spake unto the lord the words of this song in the day that the lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of saul. 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 hebrewenglish text contains twentyfour chapters and continues where the first book of samuel left off. Shmuel ii ii samuel chapter 22 tanakh online torah.
Davids song of praisedavid sang this song to the lord on the day the lord rescued him from all his enemies and from saul. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second samuel in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. They that trust god in the way of duty, shall find him a present help in their greatest dangers. Second samuel picks up the narration where 1 samuel left off and serves as a transition from the reign of saul to the reign of david. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 samuel 22 and more. The septuagint, the greek version of the bible, first divided these books into two parts. When the hebrew scriptures were translated into greek the alexandrian jews brought the books of samuel and kings together as the books of kingdoms and then subdivided the collection into four books of kingdoms. The key personalities are david, joab, bathsheba, nathan, and absalom.
We have it here as it was first composed for his own closet and his own harp. The two books, which were originally one, are principally concerned with. Amnon became so obsessed with his sister tamar that he made himself ill. 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. The second book of samuel is devoted entirely to the reign of david. To complete the picture of this first book of samuel, we must unite in one the scattered notices of this same period which occur in the second book of samuel and in the books of kings and chronicles. 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.
When his brothers and his fathers household heard about it, they went down to him there. And david spake unto yhvh the words of this song in the day that yhvh had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of saul. Second samuel 22 records davids reflections, penned at the outset of his reign as israels king. There are numerous parallels, repetitions, and discrepancies within the books of samuel. We are told that this inspired reflection at the end of his reign as israels king contains some of his last words as israels king. Davids down in the dumps over the deaths of saul and jonathan, lamenting and writing a pretty catchy if sad song about it.
The inspired historian, having largely related davids deliverances in this and the foregoing book, and one particularly in the close of the. Different accounts are given of the origin of the monarchy 1 samuel 9. We are told that this inspired reflection at the end of his reign as. The man who wants to kill you is trying to kill me too. Exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of. One evening david got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 samuel form one book in the hebrew bible. In the second part, god is praised for having prepared the psalmist for war vv. The second book of samuel the second book of samuel arno. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds. 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. And he said, the lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer. The second book of samuel describes the reign of david around 1010 to 970 bc.
Samuel the central figure of the first book is at the same time the. The books of samuel represent the transition from the time of the judges to the time of the kings. View 2nd samuel 22 in the note window avids psalm of thanksgiving. This is the only one included in the book of samuel. The second book of samuel, chapter 22 sacred name king. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anyt. In the course of time, amnon son of david fell in love with tamar, the beautiful sister of absalom son of david.
Chapter 23 begins by calling david the sweet psalmist of israel. The content of 2 samuel deals with the life and reign of king david and could have been entitled the book of david. And david spake unto yhvh the words of this song in the day that yhvh had delivered him out of the hand. Its author is samuel the prophet who wrote it at about 930 b. The second book of samuel concludes with four chapters chapters 21 to 24 which lie outside the chronological narrative of saul and david. Oct 28, 2015 the second book of samuel chapter 19 dramatized king james version hosanna faith comes by hearing english c2kjv public domain p 1997 hosanna all r. Chapter 22 relates another prayer of praise and thanksgiving to the lord. Book of second samuel overview insight for living ministries. The second book of samuel otherwise called the second book of the kings report of the battle, saul dead 116. Then david spoke to the lord the words of this song, on the day when the lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of saul. Books of samuel, two old testament books that, along with deuteronomy, joshua, judges, and 1 and 2 kings, belong to the tradition of deuteronomic history first committed to writing about 550 bc, during the babylonian exile. Yahweh is my rock and my fortress, 3 my deliverer is my god. I am responsible for the death of your whole family.
Josephus recognized the hebrew canon to have 22 books 6 thus seeing 1 and 2 samuel as one book. As 2 samuel begins, the dust is settling after the big battle between saul and the philistines. And he said, yhvh is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer. And there they left their images, and david and his men burned them. And when david inquired of the lord, he said, thou shalt not go up. When the hebrew scriptures were translated into greek the alexandrian jews brought the books of samuel and kings together as the books of kingdoms and then subdivided the. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. Oct 28, 2015 the second book of samuel chapter 21 dramatized king james version hosanna faith comes by hearing english c2kjv public domain p 1997 hosanna all r.
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