2 Samuel
24 chapters, 695 verses. The 10th of 66 books, in History.
How it begins
1After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag,
2on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.
3David said to him, “Where do you come from?” He said to him, “I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.”
4David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.” He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”
Chapters
- 1David mourns Saul and Jonathan
- 2Judah anoints David their king
- 3Abner defects, then is murdered
- 4Ish-bosheth assassinated by his servants
- 5David reigns over all Israel
- 6The ark brought to Jerusalem
- 7God's covenant with David
- 8David's military victories
- 9David's kindness to Mephibosheth
- 10War with Ammon and Syria
- 11David and Bath–sheba
- 12Nathan rebukes David's sin
- 13Amnon and Tamar's shame
- 14Joab reconciles Absalom to David
- 15Absalom's rebellion begins
- 16David flees and is cursed
- 17Hushai frustrates Ahithophel's counsel
- 18Absalom's defeat and death
- 19David's mourning and return
- 20Sheba's rebellion and death
- 21Atonement to the Gibeonites
- 22David's song of deliverance
- 23David's last words and mighty men
- 24The census and the plague
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.