Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the lord. Tidings of the death of samuel could not but trouble him, 1 samuel 25. As in the books of judges the apostasy of israel in its responsibility is first described. This expression has been repeated countless times at the funerals of great men.
And david said unto him, thy blood be upon thy head. The book of proverbs had not been written yet, but they still knew the truth of. David goes to hebron, where his followers and the southern tribe of judah anoint him as king. Samuel quiz questions and answers bible quizzes bible trivia. The second book of samuels first chapter begins as a continuation from chapter 31 of the first book of samuel, which had a pretty sad ending. Upon learning of sauls defeat by the philistines, david sings a song lamenting the deaths of saul and his friend, jonathan.
This is the last we see of samuel in the book of 1 samuel except for a very. Chapters 920 of 2 samuel are not necessarily complimentary. The title of the book has varied from time to time, having been designated the first and second books of kingdoms septuagint, first and second kings. And achish said to david, therefore will i make thee keeper of mine head. In just the previous chapter, david spared sauls life when saul not only insulted. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel. He was very prosperousthree thousand sheep and a thousand goats, and it was sheepshearing time in carmel. The beauty of israel is slain upon thy high places. Audio bible book of 2nd samuel chapter 120 youtube. Chapter 25 of first samuel begins with the news that samuel the prophet has died and israel all came out to bury him and lament over his life. Hey there bible student, were into the second samuel book, glad youre here. When he came to david, he fell to the ground to pa. Introduction it has been several years since i read the excellent book by langdon. The second book of samuel concludes with four chapters chapters 21 to 24 which lie outside the.
Meanwhile, sauls chief commander, abner, garners the support of the northern tribes and instates sauls son, ishbosheth. This is much like what the author of 1 samuel is doing in chapter 26. This example throws light upon gods government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson. On the third day a man arrived from sauls camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. Kjv study bible, large print, bonded leather, burgundy, red letter edition. And david arose, and went down to the wilderness of paran 2 and there was a man in maon, whose possessions were in carmel. The second book of samuel s first chapter begins as a continuation from chapter 31 of the first book of samuel, which had a pretty sad ending. Chapter 12 samuel transfers all authority to saul and turns in his report as judge over israel. Samuel also said to saul, the lord sent me to anoint you king over his people, over israel. So david bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
David commits adultery, tries to have his mistresss husband killed, and loses control of his sons. The hebrews took as great care to provide sepulchers anciently as people do in the east still, where every respectable family has its own. Then david moved down into the desert of paran2 a certain man in maon, who had property there at carmel, was very wealthy. The second book of samuel niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 10 duration. Now samuel died, and all israel assembled and mourned for him. Matthew henry complete commentary on the whole bible. There was a certain man from ramathaim, a zuphite from the hill country of ephraim, whose name was elkanah son of jeroham, the son of elihu, the son of tohu, the son of zuph, an ephraimite. And the children of benjamin gathered themselves together after abner, and. Also he bade them teach the children of judah the use of the bow.
Now the lord loved the child 25 and sent word through nathan the prophet to name him jedidiah because the lord loved him. The decay in the house of eli is so much graver as the priesthood is concerned also which ought to be the medium between god and the people. The major scholarly debate over 2 samuel involves whether or not the book describes david in a negative or positive light. The book of samuel, or 1 samuel and 2 samuel, form part of the narrative history of israel in. Saul knows that david is to be israels next king 1 samuel 24. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him solomon. This is an interesting chapter because it displays how people felt about rulership during these times.
After the death of saul, david returned from striking down the amalekites and stayed in ziklag two days. Harry collins on 1 samuel 25 god is the altimate judge, he knows the best way and time to pay each and everyone of us of our deeds to one another. In verse 10, david goes beyond what he has said before. Solomons birth 24 then david comforted his wife bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. David, tempted by satan, forceth joab to number the people. Niv, life application study bible, second edition, personal size, bonded leather, black. 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. The abuse he received from nabal is more largely recorded in this chapter. And the lord said, it is because of the blood shed by saul and his family, because he killed the gibeonites. Commentary for 2 samuel 1 this book is the history of the reign of king david. In the book of genesis, we read that josephs brothers sell him into slavery in egypt. 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. Saul, like judas iscariot, was a man whom the lord saw as one having great potential. 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.
The book of 1 samuel can be neatly divided into two sections. And so, in verse 4 of chapter 8, the elders of israel come to samuel. In 2 samuel, david becomes gods most faithful king, but then rebels. Study guide for 1 samuel 25 by david guzik blue letter bible. This book has not come down to us, but it once existed. It relates his victories, the growth of the prosperity of israel, and his reformation of the state of religion. But of course, this clears the way for him to ascend to the kingship of all israel almost.
Samuel diedafter a long life of piety and public usefulness, he left behind him a reputation which ranks him among the greatest of scripture worthies. The mans name was nabal fool, a calebite, and his wifes name was abigail. All israel has to know that david is the one god has designed to be king in. So the lord was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from israel. And it came to pass after this, that david inquired of the lord, saying, shall i go up into any of the cities of judah. Welcome to the books of samuel, the prophet of god.
He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in carmel. Abigails firm persuasion of davids kingdom stands upon the same footing as rahabs conviction of gods gift of canaan to the israelites joshua 2. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. Both testified to gods revelation and their own faith. Please send 150 questions from the book of 1 samuel 16 to chapter 31. And david lamented with this lamentation over saul and over jonathan his son. Analysis this address marks samuels last public appearance.
Watch our overview video on the book of 2 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. David has been publicly anointed as israels next king 1 samuel 16. In just the previous chapter, we saw how david spared sauls life, when saul not. Chapter one of first samuel begins with the story of a man named elkanah, who had two wives he was a believing man who went to worship and sacrifice to god on a yearly basis, but his problem was that the wife he loved, her name hannah, was barren and could not have. The decay in the house of eli is so much graver as the priesthood is concerned also which. The book starts with the miraculous birth of samuel in answer to his mothers earnest prayer. When he came to david, he fell to the ground and prostrated himself. This story of the young amalecite was not true, as may easily be proved by comparing it with the last chapter of the foregoing book.