II SAMUEL SURVEY

 

Theme: Life of David.   

Chap

Key Words

Outline

 

 

I.    DAVID CONSOLIDATES HIS THRONE

 

1:

Mourning

A.    David Hears of Saul's death. (1:1-27)

 

 

1.    Amalekite reports finishing Saul's death. (1:1-10)

 

 

2.    David has him put to death.(1:11-16)

 

 

3.    David mourns Saul and Jonathan and composes The Song of the Bow.(1:17-27)

 

2:

Civil War

B.    David begins to reign in Hebron. (2:1-32)

 

 

1.    David made king over Judah in Hebron. (1-4)

 

 

2.    David blesses Jabesh-gilead for burying Saul.(5-7)

 

 

3.    Saul's son, Ishbosheth, king in Gilead. (2:8-11)

 

 

4.    Contest in Gibeon. (2:12-17)

 

 

5.    Asahel, Joab's brother, killed pursuing Abner.(18-23)

 

 

6.    Joab and Abner call a truce.(24-32)

 

3:

Abner

C.    Long war between houses of Saul and David.(3:1-3:39

 

 

1.    David's family.(3:2-5)

 

 

2.    Ishbosheth accuses Abner of laying with Rizpah.(6-11)

 

 

3.    Abner revolts to David (12-21)

 

 

4.    Joab murders Abner.(22-30)

 

 

5.    David mourns Abner and curses Joab's house.(28-39)

 

4:

Ishbosheth

D.    Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, slain. (4:1-12)

 

 

1.    Rechab and Benanah introduced.(1-3)

 

 

2.    Mephibosheth, Jonathan's lame son, introduced.(4) 

 

 

3.    Rechab and Benanah murder Ish-bosheth.(5-7)

 

 

4.    David executes Ish-bosheth's murderers.(8-12)

 

 

 

II. PROSPEROUS PERIOD OF DAVID'S REIGN  (5:1--9:13)

 

5:

United

A.    Uniting of David's Kingdom. (5:1-5)

 

 

(Reigned 7 years over Judah; 33 years over all Israel.)

 

 

 

B.    Zion (Jerusalem) conquered from the Jebusites.(6-10)

 

 

 

C.    Hiram, king of Tyre, builds David a house (11,12).

 

 

 

D.    David's wives. (13-15)

 

 

 

E.    David twice defeats the Philistines. (17-25)

 

6:

Ark

F.    Ark taken to Jerusalem on a cart.(6:1-23) 

 

 

1.    Ark escorted by the people with music. (1-5)

 

 

2.    Uzza stricken for touching Ark. (6-7)

 

 

3.    Ark left at house of Obed-edom 3 months.

 

 

He is blessed.(8-11) 

 

 

4.    Ark brought to Jerusalem.

 

 

Sacrifice and David dancing (12-15)

 

 

5.    Michal despises David's dancing before the Ark.(16)

 

 

6.    Burnt offering and peace offering.(17)

 

 

7.    David's blessing the people and gifts.(18-19)

 

 

8.    David's response to Michal's scorn.(20-23)

 

7:

Promises

G.    Covenant of God with David.(7:1-29)

 

 

1.    Promises concerning temple and throne.(1-17)

 

 

2.    David's response.(18-29)

 

8:

Conquests

H.   David's throne established. (1-18)

 

 

1.    Conquests (1-14)

 

 

2.    Government (15-18)

 

9:

Mephibosheth

I.    Saul's crippled grandson shown kindness.(9:1-13)

 

 

1.    David locates Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth.(1-8)                     

 

 

2.    Lands of Saul cared for by Ziba.(9-13)

 

10:

Ammonites

J.    Ammonite/Syrian alliance defeated.

 

 

1.    David's peace offer spurned by Ammonites.(1-5)

 

 

2.    Ammonite/Syrian alliance.(6-8)

 

 

3.    Syrians defeated. (10:9-19)   

11:

 

 

4.    Ammonites destroyed and Rabbah besieged.(11:1)

 

 

 

III.  INTERNAL STRIFE IN DAVID'S KINGDOM

 

 

Bathsheba

A.   David's folly with Bathsheba. (11:2-12:31)

 

 

1.    David's gets Bathsheba pregnant.(11:2-5)

 

 

2.    Her husband, Uriah refuses to go home.(11:6-13)

 

 

3.    Uriah murdered in battle.(6-25)

 

 

4.    David marries Bathsheba. (26,27

12

Nathan

5.    Nathan accuses David and pronounces a curse.

 

 

Sword not to depart from David's house.(1-12)

 

 

6.    David Repents.(13,14)

 

 

7.    The child dies.(15-23)

 

 

8.    Solomon born of Bathsheba (24,25)  

 

 

 

9.    Ammonite city, Rabbah, falls to siege of Joab.(26-31)

 

13:

Amnon

B.    Absalom kills his half-brother, Amnon.(13:--14:)

 

 

1.    Amnon forces Tamar, Absalom's sister. (13:1-14)

 

 

2.    Amnon despises Tamar and she laments.(13:15-19)

 

 

3.    Absalom hates Amnon.(13:20-22)

 

 

4.    After two years, Absalom kills Amnon. (13:23-29)

 

 

5.    David sorrows with his sons.(30-36)

 

 

6.    Absalom flees to Geshur (grandpa's) 3 years.(37-39)

14:

Tekoa

7.    Joab has woman of Tekoa, persuade David to permit Absalom to return. David will not see him.(14:1-24)

 

 

8.    Absolom's beauty and long hair (14:25-27)

 

 

9.    After two years, Absalom burn's Joab's field to get an audience with the king to be restored. (28-33)

 

15:

Rebellion

C.    Absalom's Rebellion (15:--19:43)

 

 

1.    Absalom's Flattering and conspiracy. (15:1-12)

 

 

2.    David flees to Beth-merhak. (13-18)

 

 

3.    Ittai the Gittite goes with David. (19-23)

 

 

4.    Zadok, the priest, sent back with the Ark.(24-29)

 

 

5.    Hushai the Archite to overthrow Ahithophel's word.

16:

Desperate

6.    Ziba slander's Mephibosheth as seeking the kingdom during David's flight. David gives Ziba all rights to his land.(16:1-4)

 

 

7.    Shemei, of Saul's, curses and casts stones at David.

 

 

Abishai restrained from killing him. (5-14)

 

 

8.    Hushai questioned by Absalom. (15-19)

 

 

9.    Ahithophel has Absalom defile David's concubines.

17:

Counsel

10.  Ahithophel's counsel to attack is overcome by Hushai's caution to await more forces. (17:1-14)

 

 

11.  Zadok and Abiathar sent to tell David.

 

 

They are saved by a woman.(17:15-20)

 

 

12.  David escapes, and Ahithophel hangs himself. (21-24)

 

 

13.  Absalom makes Amasa commander.(25,26)

 

 

14.  At Mahanaim, David is supplied by Shobi and Machir.

18:

Defeat

16.  Absalom's defeat and death.(18:1-33)

 

 

a.   Battle begins.(18:1-8) 

 

 

b.   Absalom, caught by hair in tree, killed by Joab.

 

 

c.   Tidings carried to David.  David Mourns.(18:19-33)

 

 

 

IV.  DAVID RETURNS TO POWER

 

19:

Outcome

A.   Joab reproves David for bemoaning Absalom.(19:1-8)

 

 

 

B.   David brought back from Jordan.

 

 

1.    People call for David's return. (19:9-10)

 

 

2.    David had priests speak to the Elders of Judah.

 

 

Amasa promised Joab's post at head of army.(13)

 

 

3.    Shemei, who cursed David, freed. (16-23)

 

 

4.    Judgment between Ziba and Mephibosheth.(24-30)

 

 

5.    Barzillai returns across Jordan but his son, Chimham, goes with David.(19:31-40)

 

 

 

C.   Israel and Judah dispute over David. (41-43)

 

20:

Israel

D.   Rebellion of Israel under Sheba the Benjamite.(20:1-22)

 

 

1.    Sheba proclaims himself King.(20:1-2)

 

 

2.    David shuts up his concubines to widowhood.(3)

 

 

3.    Joab's treacherous killing of Amasa.(4-10)

 

 

4.    Joab and brother,  Abishai, pursue Sheba.(11-15)

 

 

5.    Woman of Abel has Sheba's head thrown out.(16-22)

 

 

 

V.   LATTER REIGN OF DAVID

 

21:

Famine
  1. Seven of Saul's descendants hanged to avenge the Gibeonites to stop a famine.(7-9)

 

 

 
  1. Rizpah mourns so Saul and Jonathan's bones returned to Benjamin. (10-14)

 

 

 

C.    Four sons of the giant of the Philistines slain.(15-22) 

 

22:

Psalm

D.    Victory psalm of David.

 

23:

Last Words

E.    Last words of David in poem.  (1-7)

 

 

 

F.    David's mighty men. (8-39)

 

24:

Numbering

G.        David's sin of taking a census of military potential.(1-14)

 

 

 

H.      Plague stayed at Araunah's threshing-floor purchased as the place of offerings. (15-25)