Results for “2 Samuel”

• All
• Bible
• Encyclopedia 1,000

Articles 1,000, showing 20

• AhimaazPeople

  Ahimaaz was the son of Zadok, the priest during the reign of King David. During Absalom's rebellion he served as a messenger, carrying news from Jerusalem to David.

• Nathan (Prophet)People

  Nathan was a prophet of Israel during the reigns of King David and King Solomon. He delivered the promise that David's dynasty would endure forever, used a parable to confront David with his sin after the Bathsheba affair, and played a part in Solomon's accession to the throne.

• ScribeBible

  A scribe was originally a professional who wrote documents and kept records. After the Babylonian exile, the term came to refer to experts who copied and taught the Law. In the New Testament, scribes appear as a group that frequently disputes with Jesus.

• ZadokPeople

  Zadok was a priest in the time of David and Solomon. He anointed Solomon as king, and Scripture records his descendants as the family that carried on the priesthood of the Jerusalem temple.

• AdonijahPeople

  Adonijah was the fourth son of David. In David's old age he attempted to make himself king, but his bid failed when Solomon was installed on the throne, and he was later executed.

• TyreBible

  Tyre was a Phoenician port city on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. In the Old Testament it appears as a neighboring kingdom that dealt with David and Solomon and as a target of the prophets' oracles of judgment. In the New Testament it is a Gentile region visited by Jesus and Paul.

• City of DavidBible

  The City of David is the name King David gave to the stronghold of Zion after capturing it from the Jebusites. It designates the oldest quarter of Jerusalem, on the city's southeastern hill. In the New Testament, the Gospel of Luke uses the same expression for Bethlehem, David's hometown.

• HiramPeople

  Hiram was king of Tyre, a Phoenician port city, during the reigns of David and Solomon. He supplied timber and craftsmen for the building of the Temple and the royal palace in Jerusalem, and he joined Solomon in maritime trade.

• Obed-edomPeople

  Obed-edom was the owner of the house where the Ark of the Covenant remained for three months during the reign of King David. Scripture records that God blessed him and his entire household during that time. Chronicles also presents him as a Levite gatekeeper.

• CedarBible

  The cedar is a tall evergreen conifer that grows in the mountains of Lebanon. In the Bible it appears as a precious timber used to build the temple and royal palaces, and as a symbol of majesty and prosperity as well as of pride.

• HaggithPeople

  Haggith was one of the wives of King David and the mother of Adonijah, the fourth son born to David in Hebron. Scripture records only her name.

• Cherethites and PelethitesBible

  The Cherethites and Pelethites were the king's personal troops during the reign of King David, commanded by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. They are commonly understood to have been a bodyguard made up of foreign mercenaries.

• Valley of SaltBible

  The Valley of Salt was a valley in the south of Judah, on the border with Edom. In the Bible it appears as the battlefield where Israel won major victories over Edom in the time of David and in the reign of Amaziah king of Judah.

• MilloBible

  Millo was the name of a structure, or of the area around it, in the City of David in Jerusalem. It was the point from which David began building the city, and Solomon and Hezekiah later rebuilt or reinforced it.

• SackclothBible

  Sackcloth is a coarse fabric, or a garment made from it, that people in the Bible wrapped around their bodies or wore to express grief, repentance, and humility. It frequently appears together with putting ashes on the head and fasting.

• GallimBible

  Gallim is a small town in the territory of Benjamin mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the hometown of Phalti, the second husband of Saul's daughter Michal, and the Book of Isaiah lists it among the towns along the route of the Assyrian army's advance on Jerusalem.

• ToiPeople

  Toi was a king of Hamath in the time of David. When he heard that David had defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, he sent his son to greet David and present him with gifts. In 1 Chronicles his name is spelled "Tou."

• Psalm 51:5Bible Verses

  David's confession, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." The verse is cited as a leading Old Testament basis for the doctrine of original sin, and Christian traditions differ in how they understand the nature of the sin it describes.

• Psalm 51:16–17Bible Verses

  A passage from Psalm 51, traditionally known as David's psalm of repentance, in which the psalmist confesses that the sacrifice God desires is not an animal offering but "a broken and a contrite heart." It is frequently cited in discussions of worship and repentance that place the heart before outward form.

• Psalm 51:11–12Bible Verses

  In this passage David, repenting of his sin, asks God not to cast him away from His presence or take His Holy Spirit from him, and to restore to him the joy of salvation. It is often cited as a model of penitential prayer and figures in discussions of whether the Holy Spirit can depart from a believer.