Commentary on the second book of samuel chapter 121

Second samuel 2 commentary old testament matthew henry. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second samuel in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Summary of the book of 2 samuel originally the books of 1 and 2 samuel were one book. New world translation of the holy scriptures study edition the second of samuel 1. The book starts with the miraculous birth of samuel in answer to his mothers earnest prayer. Israels first king or download in rtf format a bible text and commentary on the book of 1 samuel. The second book of samuel begins immediately after sauls death when david becomes the king of judah and later the king of the united kingdom of israel. Samuel s mother was hannah, the principal person concerned in the story of this chapter. As 2 samuel begins, saul and jonathan have just died fighting the philistinesdavid almost fought for the philistines, but ended up getting excused at the last second, and headed off to fight the amalekites saul had committed suicide after seeing his defeat was inevitable with, as it turns out, a little help, and jonathan was killed in the battle.

The septuagint, the greek version of the bible, first divided these books into two parts. This is much the same as his work on the second book of samuel cf. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. The book of 2 samuel records the life of david as king. We can gather that this was a lie because 1 samuel 31. Samuel the central figure of the first book is at the same time the last judge and the first prophet acts 3. They are hannah, eli, samuel, saul, jonathan, and david. The men who translated the septuagint from hebrew to greek separated the book into two parts. Dedicates the presents he had received and the spoils to god, ver. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 samuel form one book in the hebrew bible. Samuel waited till the last day of the seven, in order to put the constitutional character of the king to the test. Further, when we turn to the twentythird chapter of this book, which records some. This book has not come down to us, but it once existed. Summary of the books of samuel the story of the bible.

Book of second samuel overview insight for living ministries. In a unique war of judgment, god commanded saul to completely destroy the people of amalek 1 samuel 15. The project gutenberg ebook of the expositors bible. The first book of samuel cambridge bible commentary. This second book declares the noble acts of david, after the death of saul when he began to reign, to the end of his kingdom, and how it was expanded by him. To comfort ourselves in god when our difficulties and dangers are greatest. Abner makes ishbosheth king battle between abners men and those of joab. First samuel is a transitional book from the era of the judges to the kingdom. The book of 1 samuel can be neatly divided into two sections. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 1 samuel taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Davids use of the oath as the lord lives shows how passionate his indignation is. The biblical writer constructed this chapter chiastically to focus the readers attention on the amalekites.

For example, david and his men joined the philistines in 1 samuel chapter 27. The present division into 1 and 2 samuel has been decried by some scholars. First samuel first and second samuel were written as one book. The second book of samuel hebrewenglish text contains twentyfour chapters and continues where the first book of samuel left off. Samuel the central figure of the first book is at the same time the. But it says that the name of davids second son was daniel. The books of samuel contain many familiar features. The insertion of this psalm, which is not in the book of psalms, was probably suggested by the insertion of the long psalm in 2 samuel 22. The first book of samuel the events recorded in 1 samuel chapter 1 to 1 kings chapter 2 are among the most compelling accounts of the life of an individual in the old testament. In a unique war of judgment, god commanded saul to completely destroy the people of amalek 1 samuel. Samuel, then, is considered the writer of 1 samuel up to the twentyfifth chapter, which records his death. 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. This expression has been repeated countless times at the funerals of great men.

The books of samuel represent the transition from the time of the judges to the time of the kings. View 2nd samuel 8 in the note window david subdues the philistines and moabites, ver. Commentary on psalms 121 by matthew henry blue letter bible. Thomas benton, in annotations on the book of job and the psalms, 1732. If we do take the amalekites story as true, this is a chilling statement. The meaning of joab seems to be that, apart from any such illtempered appeal as abners. His was an epoch life like abrahams, joshuas and luthers. The lord said, it is on account of saul and his bloodstained house. Free bible commentaries in easy english easyenglish bible.

The second book of samuel describes the reign of david around 1010 to 970 bc. The second book of samuel cambridge bible commentary. Apparently, nathan and gad completed the writing of these books. In the same town were two men, one rich, the other poor. Verses 29 and the king said to joab the captain of the host, who was with him, go now to and fro through all the tribes of israel, from dan even to beersheba, and number ye the people, that i may know the sum of the people.

David of bethlehem in judah was a shepherd boy who became a mighty warrior, a gifted poet and musician, an outlaw, a prophet, and the king of a united israel. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. A bible text and commentary on the book of ruth, written in level a easyenglish 1200 words. We owe the division of the one volume into two to the septuagint. Book of judges and those in the two books of samuel. The book of 2 samuel is one of the books of history in the bible. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. For a commentary on the separate verses the reader is referred to the commentary on psalm 18. 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. Bible class book on 2 samuel \old testament\ keywords. Leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy, joshua, judges, ruth, 1 samuel, 2 samuel, 1 kings, 2 kings, 1 chronicles, 2 chronicles, ezra.