David Receives Gifts from Ziba 1 When David had gone a short way beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there …
2 Samuel 15
Absalom Leads an Insurrection against David 1 Some time later Absalom managed to acquire a chariot and horses, as well as fifty …
2 Samuel 14
David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem 1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom. 2 So Joab …
2 Samuel 13
The Rape of Tamar 1 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell …
2 Samuel 12
Nathan the Prophet Confronts David 1 So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said, “There were two men …
2 Samuel 11
David Commits Adultery with Bathsheba 1 In the spring of the year, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, David sent out …
2 Samuel 10
David and the Ammonites 1 Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him. 2 David said, “I will express …
2 Samuel 9
David Finds Mephibosheth 1 Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to …
2 Samuel 8
David Subjugates Nearby Nations 1 Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the …
2 Samuel 7
The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David 1 The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his …
2 Samuel 6
David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem 1 David again assembled all the best men in Israel, thirty thousand in number. 2 David and …
2 Samuel 5
David Is Anointed King Over Israel 1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and …