Passage Title
2 Samuel 1 David’s Lament Over Saul and Jonathan
2 Samuel 2 David is Anointed King over Judah
2 Samuel 3 Abner Shifts Loyalty to David and is Killed by Joab
2 Samuel 4 The Murder of Ishbosheth
2 Samuel 5 David is Anointed King Over All Israel
2 Samuel 6 David Brings the Ark of the Covenant Up to Jerusalem
2 Samuel 7 God Makes an Eternal Covenant with David
2 Samuel 8 David Expands the Kingdom
2 Samuel 9 David Extends Kindness to Mephibosheth
2 Samuel 10 Israel Defeats the Ammonites and Arameans
2 Samuel 11 David’s Sins of Adultery and Murder
2 Samuel 12 Nathan the Prophet Confronts David
2 Samuel 13 Tamar is Raped by Amnon;  Absalom Takes Revenge
2 Samuel 14 David Brings Absalom Back to Jerusalem
2 Samuel 15 Absalom Usurps the Throne;  King David Flees Jerusalem
2 Samuel 16 Absalom Claims the Throne;  David Escapes to the Jordan River
2 Samuel 17 Absalom Rejects Ahithophel’s Counsel;  David Prepares for Battle
2 Samuel 18 The Death of Absalom and David’s Grief
2 Samuel 19 David Returns to Jerusalem After the Death of Absalom
2 Samuel 20 The Rebellion of Sheba
2 Samuel 21 The Sad Consequences of a Broken Covenant
2 Samuel 22 David’s Hymn of Praise for the Lord’s Deliverance
2 Samuel 23:1-12 The “Last Words of David” and The Deeds of Three of His Mighty Men
2 Samuel 23:13-39 The Valiant Deeds of More of David’s Mighty Men
2 Samuel 24 God’s Judgment on Israel Because of David’s Pride