II SAMUEL OUTLINE

A Ralph Johnson

Theme: Life of David.  

Around 1,000 B.C.

CHAPTERS &

KEY WORDS

OUTLINE

24ch(5) (brief)

 

I.    DAVID CONSOLIDATES HIS THRONE (chap. 1—4)

1: Mourning

A.    Saul's death. (1:1-27)

 

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

 

2.    David has Amalekite 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. (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.    War between houses of Saul and David. (3:1-39)

 

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. (23-30)

 

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.(2-3)

 

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

 

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

 

4.    David executes Ish-bosheth's murderers. (9-12)

 

 

II. PROSPEROUS PERIOD OF DAVID'S REIGN  (chap. 5—10)

5: United

A.    Uniting of David's Kingdom. (5:1-5; cf. 1 Chron. 11:1-3)

 

(Reigned 7 years over Judah; 33 years over all Israel. (4)

 

 

B.    Zion (Jerusalem) conquered from the Jebusites.  (7-10; cf. 1Chron. 11:4-9; 14:1-7)

 

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

 

 

D.    David's wives, concubines and children. (13-15)

 

 

E.        David twice defeats the Philistines. (17-25; cf. 1Chron. 14:8-17)

 

6: Ark

F.    Ark taken to Jerusalem on a cart (chap. 6 cf. 1Chron. 15:1-6) 

 

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

 

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

 

3.    Ark left at house of Obed-edom 3 months. (10)

 

He is blessed. (11

 

4.    Ark brought to Jerusalem.  (12-15; cf. 1Chron. 15:29)

 

Sacrifice and David dancing (12-15)

 

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

 

Burnt offering and peace offering. (17)

 

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

 

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

 

7: Promises

G.    Covenant of God with David (chap. 7)

 

 

1.    Promises concerning temple and throne. (1-17; cf. 1Chron. 17:1-15)

 

2.        David's response (18-29; cf. 1Chron. 17:16-27)

 

8: Conquests

H.   David's throne established (chap. 8)

 

1.    Conquests (1-14; cf. 1Chron. 18:1-14)

 

2.        Officials (15-18; cf. 1Chron. 18:14-17)

 

9: Mephibosheth

I.    Saul's crippled grandson shown kindness (chap. 9)

 

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 (10:1—11:1) (1Chron. 19:1-19)

 

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; cf. 1Chron. 20:1)

 

 

III.  PERIOD OF INTERNAL STRIFE IN DAVID'S KINGDOM (chap. 11—18)

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. (14-25)

 

4.    David marries Bathsheba. (27)

12: Nathan

5.    Nathan accuses David and pronounces a curse. (1-12)

 

Sword not to depart from David's house.

 

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; cf 1Chron. 20:1-3.)

13: Amnon

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

 

1.    Amnon rapes 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) 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 burns Joab's field to get an audience with the king to be restored. (28-33)

 

15: Rebellion

C.    Absalom's Rebellion (chap. 15—18)

 

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. (32)

16: Desperate

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

 

7.    Shemei, of Saul, curses and casts stones at David (5).

 

Abishai restrained from killing him. (9-14)

 

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

 

9.    Ahithophel has Absalom defile David's concubines (20).

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 (15).

 

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

 

12.  David escapes, and Ahithophel hangs himself. (22-24)

 

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

 

14.  At Mahanaim, David is supplied by Shobi and Machir (27-29).

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 (9-18).

 

 

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

 

 

IV.  DAVID'S RETURN TO POWER (chap. 19—20)

19: Outcome

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

 

 

B.   David brought back from Jordan (19:9-40)

 

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

 

2.    David has priests speak to the Elders of Judah (11).

 

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 (19:41-43)

 

20: Israel

D.   Rebellion of Israel under Sheba the Benjamite (chap. 20)

 

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

 

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

 

3.    Joab's treacherous killing of Amasa. (8-10)

 

4.    Joab and brother, Abishai, pursue Sheba. (10-15)

 

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

 

 

V.   LATTER REIGN OF DAVID (chap. 21—24)

21: Famine

  1. Seven of Saul's descendants hanged to avenge the Gibeonites to stop a famine (21:4-9)

 

 

  1. Rizpah mourns so Saul and Jonathan's bones returned to Benjamin. (21:10-14)

 

 

C.   Wars with the Philistines (21:15-22; cf. 1Chron. 20:4-8) 

Four sons of the giant of the Philistines slain (17)

 

22: Psalm

D.    Victory psalm of David (chap. 22)

 

23: Last Words

E.    Last words of David in poem.  (23:1-7)

 

 

F.    David's mighty men. (23:8-39; cf. 1Chron. 11:11)

 

24: Numbering

G.        David's sin of numbering his military might. (1-14; cf. 1Chron. 21)

Plague stayed at the threshing-floor of Araunah (Ornan, cf. 1Chron. 21:22) the Jebusite 16

 

H.    David purchased it as a place of offerings. (24:19-25; cf. 1Chron. 21:18--22:1)