Category Archives: 2 SAMUEL

Bathsheba, David’s Great Sin 1 Then it happened in the spring,at the time when the kings go outto battle,that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all [the fighting men of] Israel, and they destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. 2 One evening David got up from his […]

Nathan Rebukes David 1 And the Lordsent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him, “There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor. 2 “The rich man had a very large number of flocks and herds, 3 But the poor man had nothing but one little ewe […]

Amnon and Tamar 1 It happened afterwards that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her half brother] the son of David was in love with her. 2 Amnon was so frustrated because of his [half-] sister Tamar that he made himself sick, for she was a […]

The Woman of Tekoa 1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heartlongedfor Absalom. 2 So Joab sentwordto Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there and told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning clothes, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a […]

Absalom’s Conspiracy 1 After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him. 2 He would get up early and stand beside the road to the gate [of the city, where court was held]; and when any man who had a dispute came to the king for judgment, […]

Ziba, a False Servant 1 When David was a little past the summit [of the Mount of Olives], behold, Ziba, the servant ofMephibosheth, met him with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and ajug of wine. 2 The […]

Hushai’s Counsel 1 Then, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight. 2 I willstrike while he is weary andexhausted, and terrify him; and all the people with him will flee [in terror]. Then I will attack the king alone, 3 and I will […]

Absalom’s Death 1 David numbered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 Then David sent thearmy out, a third under the command of Joab, a third under Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. […]

Joab Reproves David’s Lament 1 It was told to Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” 2 So the victory on that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard it said on that day, “The king grieves for his son.” 3 The people stole into the […]

Sheba’s Revolt 1 There happened to be therea worthlessandwicked man named Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. He blew a trumpet [to call Israel to revolt] and said, “We have no portion in David And no inheritance in the son of Jesse, Every man to his tents, O Israel!” 2 So all the men […]