OT History - 2 Samuel Flashcards
Title
The Book of the King
Key words
King(dom), David
Outline
I. David’s Triumphs: 20 years of blessing Ch. 1-10
A. David: King over Judah (7 years) Ch. 1-4
B. David: King over all Israel (33 years) Ch. 5-10
II. David’s Trials: 20 years of judgment Ch. 11-24
A. David’s Downfall: Pardon & Punishment Ch. 11-21
B. Closing Scenes Ch. 22-24
Transition years from Saul to David
The transition from Saul to David was very messy due to Saul’s sin and corruption. The commander of Saul’s army, Abner wrongly makes Saul’s son, Ishbosheth king over Israel, while David is king over Judah. The nation then goes through a time of civil war and there are a lot of deaths. Eventually David is made king over Israel because he remained blameless and pure.
Saul’s son who was made king over Israel when Saul died.
Ishbosheth
Commander of Saul’s (and later Ishbosheth’s) army
Abner
Commander of David’s army
Joab
Brother of Joab who was killed by Abner
Asahel
Son of Jonathan, grandson of Saul, whom David showed mercy to and blessed
Mephibosheth
Servant to the house of Saul and later to Mephibosheth, who then betrays Mephibosheth and tricks David
Ziba
Son of David who rapes his half-sister and is killed by Absalom
Amnon
Friend of David who acts as a spy and purposefully gives bad counsel to Absalom
Hushai
A wise counselor who betrays David and joins Absalom then commits suicide when his advice is not followed
Ahithophel
A man of the house of Saul who cursed David while David was fleeing from Absalom
Shimei
Commander of Absalom’s army and later David’s army, but then killed by Joab
Amasa
A Benjamite who tries to lead Israel in a revolt against David who gets killed by Joab
Sheba
David boundaries of Israel
David had great success in battle against the Philistines and the Edomites, and against Amon and Syria and extended the borders of Israel to their Abrahamic covenanted boundaries.
How did David show kindness to Saul’s household?
He found Mephibosheth, a son of Jonathan, who was lame in both feet and gave him all of Saul’s land and had him eat at the king’s table in Jerusalem
What sins destroyed David
Idleness, lust, adultery, dissuasion, deception, devaluing life
What were some of the consequences of David’s sins
Death of child, sword won’t leave his house, Amnon’s sin, Absalom’s rebellion – kingdom taken, concubines defiled
David’s relationship with Absalom
David wasn’t a very good father to Absalom. He didn’t discipline or relate to him, though David loved him and longed for him when he was gone.
