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2 Samuel
[Bible]Second Samuel is a historical book of the Old Testament that records the period after Saul's death, when David became king over Judah and then over all Israel. It has twenty-four chapters.
Deborah
[People]Deborah was a prophetess and judge in the Old Testament Book of Judges, known for defeating the army of Jabin, king of Canaan, together with Barak, and for the Song of Deborah, which commemorates the victory.
Ruth
[People]Ruth is a Moabite woman and the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Ruth. She followed her mother-in-law Naomi to Bethlehem, married Boaz, and became the great-grandmother of King David.
Esther (Queen of Persia)
[People]Esther is the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Esther. She became the queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus and saved the Jews when Haman's scheme threatened them with annihilation.
Ehud
[People]Ehud was a judge of Israel whose story appears in Judges 3. The son of Gera of the tribe of Benjamin, he killed Eglon, king of Moab, and delivered Israel from eighteen years of Moabite rule.
Othniel
[People]Othniel is the first judge in the Old Testament Book of Judges. The son of Kenaz and a member of Caleb's family, he delivered Israel from Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia.
Jesse
[People]Jesse was a man of Bethlehem in the Old Testament, the son of Obed and the father of King David. Because of the prophecy of the "stem of Jesse" in Isaiah 11, his name also serves as a symbol of the messianic line.
Mordecai
[People]Mordecai was a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin who appears in the Old Testament Book of Esther. He raised his cousin Esther, thwarted Haman's plot to massacre the Jews, and rose to become second only to the king in the Persian Empire.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
[People]Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were young men of Judah taken captive to Babylon and the three companions of Daniel. They refused to bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar's golden image, were thrown into a fiery furnace, and came out alive.
Hebron
[Bible]Hebron is an ancient city in the hill country of Judah. Abraham lived there, and it is the site of the cave of Machpelah, where the patriarchs were buried. It is also where David first became king.
Daniel in the Lions' Den
[Bible]Daniel in the lions' den is an event recorded in Daniel 6. Although a decree forbade praying to anyone but the king, Daniel continued to pray to God. He was thrown into a den of lions for doing so, but he came out alive and unharmed.
Babylonian Captivity
[Bible]The Babylonian Captivity was the period in the early sixth century BC when the Kingdom of Judah fell to the Neo-Babylonian Empire and its king and people were carried off to Babylon in a series of deportations and settled there. It is also called the Babylonian Exile.
The Fiery Furnace
[Bible]The fiery furnace episode, recorded in Daniel 3, is the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who refused to bow down to the golden image set up by King Nebuchadnezzar, were thrown into a burning furnace, and came out alive and unharmed.
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
[Bible]A parable that Jesus tells in Matthew 18 in answer to Peter's question about forgiveness. A king forgives a servant a debt of ten thousand talents, but the servant refuses to forgive a fellow servant's debt of a hundred denarii and is punished. The parable teaches the relationship between the forgiveness received from God and the forgiveness extended to one's neighbor.
Son of God
[Bible]"Son of God" is a biblical expression denoting a special relationship with God. In the Old Testament it refers to angels, Israel, and the king. In the New Testament it refers chiefly to Jesus Christ, and it is also applied to believers.
Barak
[People]Barak was an Israelite military leader in the period of the judges who, at the summons of the prophetess Deborah, defeated Sisera, the commander of the army of the Canaanite king Jabin. He appears in Judges 4–5 and is named among the people of faith in Hebrews 11.
Ish-bosheth
[People]Ish-bosheth was a son of Saul who, after Saul's death, was made king over Israel by Abner, the commander of Saul's army, and reigned for about two years. In 1 Chronicles he appears under the name Eshbaal.
Nathanael
[People]Nathanael was a disciple of Jesus who appears in the Gospel of John. A native of Cana in Galilee, he was introduced to Jesus by Philip and confessed Him as "the Son of God" and "the King of Israel."
Adonijah
[People]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.
Micaiah
[People]Micaiah, the son of Imlah, was a prophet in the time of Ahab, king of Israel. When four hundred prophets predicted victory, he alone prophesied Ahab's defeat (1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18).