Old Testament · Historical Books
2 Samuel
Second Samuel follows David as king: his rise, the covenant God makes with his house, his grievous sin, and the family and national fallout that follows.
- Authorship
- The author is unnamed.
- Historical setting
- The united kingdom under David, centred on Jerusalem.
- Key themes
- Covenant with David · Sin and consequence · Repentance · A throne that will not end
- Where it sits in the story
- The promise of an everlasting throne that the prophets and the Gospels both trace to Christ.
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