The books of samuel represent the transition from the time of the judges to the time of the kings. In despair, we realize we cannot save ourselves through our futile attempts at perfect obedience. 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. In our english bible, it is divided into two books, first and second samuel. In english bibles, the book is usually divided into first and second samuel, but in jewish tradition, samuel is one book. The bible is a collection of 66 books written by about 40 authors, in three different languages, on three different continents, over approximately 1600 years. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. The second book of samuel the second book of samuel arno. The fully orchestrated background enriches the text reading and enhances the total experience. The israelites had clamored for a king first god gave them a king after there own heart then he gave one after his.
Together the two books of samuel explain israels transition from loosely associated tribes led by local judges to a unified nation led by kings. The first book of samuel covers a time of about 90 years starting at samuel s birth around 1100 bc unto the death of saul around the year 1010 bc. And he answered, i am the son of a stranger, an amalekite. Read the books of samuel in hebrew and english on sefaria. Esdras and josephus refer to samuel as a single work. The holy bible king james version dramatized audio. From this we can conclude that the book came together sometime after the death of david 971 bc and perhaps even after the death of solomon 931 bc. The bible is one unified story that leads to jesus, but we dont always treat it that way. As david conquers the land and unites the jewish people, we see his courage, honesty, compassion, and faithfulness to god. Samuel is the story of samuel the prophet, the rise and fall of king saul, and the reign of king david. We can learn many lessons for our own lives from the events in this book. This commentary has been through advanced checking words in boxes are from the bible. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, absalom would call out to him, what town.
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. Buso1qwbhf2kursgtipdiot the book of 2nd samuel is a narration of david. The book of 2 samuel records the rise, fall, and restoration of king david. The translators of the septuagint divided the books due to their length when the vowels were added and renamed them 1 and 2. Possible writers include nathan and gad see 1 chronicles 29. Second samuel is set in the land of israel during the reign of david and follows the course of his forty years as king of israel 1011971 bc. In this sunday evening sermon, pastor roger benson preaches from the book of 2 samuel. A poem near the start of the book reveals the books key themes. It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head.
Like the other volumes of the cambridge bible commentary, this contains an introduction followed by the text of the new english bible divided into sections. The second book of samuel describes the reign of david around 1010 to 970 bc. The men who translated the septuagint from hebrew to greek separated the book into two parts. Book of first samuel overview insight for living ministries. Abner makes ishbosheth king battle between abners men and those of joab.
First samuel introduces the monarchy of israel, and 2 samuel chronicles the establishment of the davidic dynasty and the expansion of israel under gods chosen leader. 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. This is the holy book of 2 samuel, known as the second book of samuel, otherwise called the second book of the kings. We all desire to love god and obey his commandments, but we fall into sin, over and over. Darby bible translation and david said to the young man that told him, whence art thou. This began israels golden age, a time of unprecedented growth and advancement. 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.
This is the 1996 version of the new living translation used for the 1998 release of the book. Second samuel is a very funny play, its not silly, not a single joke, no gags. 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 two books, which were originally one, are principally concerned with. David tastes triumph and trial in the book of 2 samuel. Hey there bible student, were into the second samuel book, glad youre here. Each section of the text is followed by the commentary upon it. Originally, the books of 1 and 2 samuel were one book.
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 second book of samuel cambridge bible commentaries on. Gods opposition to the proud, exultation of the humble, faithfulness in spite of evil, and the promise of a messianic king. In 1 samuel, god reluctantly raises up kings to rule the israelites. Watch our overview video on the book of 1 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The holy bible book 11 1 kings kjv dramatized audio. Christ must not only be crowned king in our lives but must also be put at the center of our lives.
Overview of ii samuel 2 samuel book summary youtube. In particular, we see the sovereignty of god in israel, no matter whom the people chose to reign over them. They obtained the city of jerusalem in a successful battle 2. The two books, which were originally one, are principally concerned with the origin and early history of the monarchy of ancient israel.
King james bible dramatized audio mylordjesuschristkjv. 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. Then david makes a tragic mistake by committing adultery with bathsheba and having her husband uriah the hittite killed to cover the sin. Watch our overview video on the book of 2 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
And he said, i am the son of an amalekite stranger. This dramatized audio version of 2 samuel in the niv brings the bible to life with this truetotext dramatization of gods word. Building off his monumental commentary on 1 samuel, andrew steinmann continues his work on this single hebrew book with concordia commentary. The masoretic postscript is at the end of 2 samuel. In fact, the entire book is centered around him n the story of david begins in 1 samuel 16 and ends in 2 kings 2. Engage with samuel, saul, and david in the book of 1. Sep, 2012 this is the holy book of 2 samuel, known as the second book of samuel, otherwise called the second book of the kings. This book also records the establishment of israels political centre in jerusalem.
The account was considered one book in the earliest hebrew manuscripts, but was divided into two books when the translation of the book into greek occurred. Whereas the book of first samuel shows israels transition from gods authority to sauls irresponsible rule, second samuel documents the transition back to godhonoring leadership under david david was anointed king of israel by god, and is a picture of the true messiah gods anointed one. The division of samuel and its succeeding book, kings melakhim, into four separate books first appeared in the septuagint, the greek. The second book of samuel cambridge bible commentaries on the new english bible peter r. The book of 2 samuel kjv read by alexander scourby youtube. Overview of the book of 2 samuel reformed answers to. The book of 2nd samuel niv audio bible non dramatized youtube. Book 10 2 samuel kjv dramatized audio by tmantz625. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 2 samuel. The poignancy of the book of 2 samuel is that davids story is our own story.
The book of 2 samuel is one of the books of history in continue reading bible study. To explain that davids dynasty remained israels hope for the future in spite of the curses that david and his house had brought on the nation. 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. But you will throwback your head and howl with laughter. Dramatized audio bible new international version, niv. It also includes an introduction and background of the book. We may allow other things or people to occupy the throne of our hearts, but god will always remain sovereign and will never accept usurpers to his authority in the lives of his subjects. English revised version and david said unto the young man that told him, whence art thou. It could not be the prophet samuel, since he died in 1 samuel.
Book of second samuel overview insight for living ministries. The book discusses the events while david was king. This journal includes a description of how to use gmgs signature s. Saul was a king that did not put god at the center of his life, david however was a man after gods own heart. The book of 1 samuel ends with the death of saul, which left the nation of israel with a leadership vacuum and under continued threat from the neighboring philistines. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. As first samuel marks the failure of man in eli, saul, and even samuel, so second samuel marks the restoration of order through the enthroning of gods king, david. Samuel is the third book in the neviim prophets, the second section in the hebrew bible. It was jeromes latin translation the vulgate which was made about six centuries after the septuagint, that resulted in their current labels.
At the bible project, we make animated videos that explore the books and themes of the bible. We see david succeed and fail, and we see gods promise for a future king at the beginning and end of the story. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Second samuel is funny, no cheap gags, no bits, its not trying to be funny, its comedy and thats no joke. The book of 2 samuel continues to show us the virtue of humility, the destructiveness of pride, and the faithfulness of gods promise. 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 entire king james holy bible dramatized audio recording. The translators of the septuagint separated them, and we have retained that separation ever since. They cover the history of israel from the last quarter of the 12th century b. Masoretic text captured seventeen hundred of his charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. The book of samuel covers the period from samuel, the last of the judges, through the reigns of the first two kings of israel, saul and david except for davids death. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights reserved.
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