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• 2 Samuel 20Bible

  2 Samuel 20 recounts the revolt of Sheba, a Benjamite, and its suppression. Joab kills Amasa and takes command of the army, and a wise woman of Abel of Beth-maacah saves her city. The chapter closes with a list of David's officials.

• 2 Samuel 17Bible

  2 Samuel 17 is the chapter in which the counsel of Ahithophel and the counsel of Hushai are set against each other before Absalom. Hushai's counsel is adopted, David escapes across the Jordan, and Ahithophel takes his own life.

• 2 Samuel 19Bible

  2 Samuel 19 recounts how David, after Absalom's death, composes himself in his grief and returns to Jerusalem. Along the way he meets Shimei, Mephibosheth, and Barzillai in turn, and the chapter closes with Judah and Israel quarreling over their part in bringing the king back.

• 2 Samuel 22Bible

  2 Samuel 22 is the song of thanksgiving that David sang to God after he was delivered from the hand of Saul and of all his enemies. Its content is nearly identical to that of Psalm 18.

• 2 Samuel 24Bible

  2 Samuel 24, the final chapter of 2 Samuel, recounts how David takes a census and then recognizes his sin. Of the three punishments announced by the prophet Gad, a pestilence falls on Israel. The plague ceases after David buys the threshing floor of Araunah and builds an altar there.

• 2 Samuel 23Bible

  2 Samuel 23 contains the last words of David (vv. 1–7) and the names and exploits of David's mighty men (vv. 8–39). The final name on the list is Uriah the Hittite.

• 2 Samuel 21Bible

  2 Samuel 21 records a three-year famine brought on by Saul's killing of the Gibeonites, the execution of seven of Saul's descendants, Rizpah's vigil over the bodies and the burial of Saul's family, and four battles against the Philistine giants.

• 2 Samuel 12:13Bible Verses

  In this verse David, rebuked by Nathan, confesses, "I have sinned against the LORD," and Nathan declares that the LORD has put away his sin. Because it presents a brief confession, an immediate pardon, and consequences of sin that remain even after forgiveness, the verse is frequently cited in discussions of repentance.

• 2 Samuel 7:12–16Bible Verses

  The passage in which God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, promises David that He will establish the throne and kingdom of his offspring forever. It is the central text of the Davidic covenant, and the New Testament frequently cites it as a basis for confessing Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David.

• Lee Chang-woo (pastor)People

  Lee Chang-woo (1931–2002) was a South Korean Presbyterian minister. In 1961 in Gwangju he cofounded the University Bible Fellowship (UBF) with Sarah Barry, a missionary of the Southern Presbyterian Church in the United States, and he led the organization until his death in 2002.

• ElkanahPeople

  Elkanah is a figure in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, the husband of Hannah and the father of the prophet Samuel. He is remembered as a man who went up to Shiloh each year with his family to worship.

• HannahPeople

  Hannah is a woman in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, the wife of Elkanah and the mother of the prophet Samuel. She is known for the prayer and vow she made at the sanctuary in Shiloh while she was childless, and for the "Song of Hannah."

• GobBible

  Gob is a place named in 2 Samuel 21 where Israel and the Philistines fought two battles during the reign of David. Its exact location is unknown.

• BedanPeople

  Bedan is a figure named by Samuel in 1 Samuel 12:11 as one of those who delivered Israel. Because Scripture records nothing else about him, interpreters have proposed several identifications.

• Song of HannahBible

  The Song of Hannah is Hannah's prayer of praise recorded in 1 Samuel 2:1–10. Offered after she dedicated her son Samuel at the sanctuary in Shiloh, it celebrates the God who lifts up the lowly.

• JeshimonBible

  Jeshimon is a Hebrew word meaning "wasteland." In 1 Samuel it serves as a place name for the wilderness region of southern Judah where David hid while fleeing from Saul.

• BathshebaPeople

  Bathsheba is a woman in the Old Testament books of 2 Samuel and 1 Kings. Originally the wife of Uriah the Hittite, she later became the wife of David and was the mother of Solomon.

• AbigailPeople

  Abigail is a woman in 1 Samuel 25. The wife of Nabal the Carmelite, she turned back David, who was on his way to attack her husband, through wise words and gifts, and after Nabal's death she became David's wife.

• HophniPeople

  Hophni was a son of the priest Eli in 1 Samuel. He served as a priest at Shiloh with his brother Phinehas but treated the sacrificial offerings with contempt, and he was killed in battle against the Philistines on the day the Ark of the Covenant was captured.

• ZibaPeople

  Ziba was a servant of the house of Saul who appears in 2 Samuel. He told David about Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, and managed Mephibosheth's land. During Absalom's rebellion, he told David that his master Mephibosheth had betrayed the king.