First samuel begins with an account of hannah, the wife of elkanah. I incline to think that they happened as they are here placed, after absaloms and shebas rebellion, and towards the latter end of davids reign. Then came david to nob to ahimelechnob, a city of the priests 1 samuel 22. The matters covered here are not in chronological order and come from various stages of davids life. The books of samuel represent the transition from the time of the judges to the time of the kings.
That the battles with the philistines, mentioned here, were long after the philistines were subdued, appears by comparing 1 chr. Now it came to pass after the death of saul, when david had returned from the slaughter of the amalekites, and david had stayed two days in ziklag, on the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from sauls camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. Michal was given to david for his wife 1 samuel 18. It is conceivable that the following is a continuation of that chastisement. While much beloved, hannah was unable to conceive children, a fact that caused her great anguish. Read the books of samuel in hebrew and english on sefaria. The king summoned the gibeonites and spoke to them. For example, david and his men joined the philistines in 1 samuel chapter 27. And there happened to be there a man of a belial, whose name was sheba, the son of bichri, a benjamite. We find the nation of israel chastised with a sore famine, long after, for this sin of. There are evidently many places in this chapter in which the text has suffered much from. Chapter 18 david and jonathan become fast friends, and they make a covenant for life.
A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 1 samuel taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Now the gibeonites were not a part of israel but were survivors of the amorites. It is computed to have been about five miles distant from gibeah. Rizpah daughter of aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest till the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not let the birds touch them by day or the wild animals by night. Abner makes ishbosheth king battle between abners men and those of joab.
Study the bible online using commentary on 2 samuel 21 and more. And the lord answered, it is for saul, and for his. Library commentaries concordances dictionaries encyclopedias bible stories apocrypha books lexicons. The lord said, it is on account of saul and his bloodstained house. Psalm 56 describes davids journey from fear to praising as a prisoner in gath. In spite of all of the triumphs of israel in i samuel, the book ends on the sad note of sauls death 11. What an amalekite is dying to tell david 2 samuel 1.
And the lord answered, it is because of saul and his bloodthirsty house, because he killed the gibeonites. Imposing upon abimelech the priest, to get from him both victuals and arms, 1 samuel 21. At the end of the book, saul and his sons are killed in battle against the philistines and david is ready to become king. The content of 2 samuel deals with the life and reign of king david and could have been entitled the book of david. She went to the temple at shiloh to pray for gods help. These strange stories were placed together in the 21 st chapter of 2 samuel, and they were recorded and preserved under divine inspiration and supervision. Every affliction arises from sin, and should lead us to repent and humble ourselves before god. Again, david gathered together all the chosen men of israel. Four battles against the philistines, wherein four valiants of david slay four giants, 2 samuel 21. No commentary is offered here as to whether or not davids decision was according to gods. Second samuel picks up the narration where 1 samuel left off and serves as a transition from the reign of saul to the reign of david. The prophet samuel was already deceased before the events recorded in 2 samuel.
But the example of the suffering jesus was a copy without a blot, that of david was not so. Again, david gathered together all the chosen men of israel, thirty thousand. Some think that they were sufferers in the atrocity perpetrated by saul at nob 1 samuel 22. View 2nd samuel 21 in the note window he gibeonites avenged. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk.
David thought he could find anonymity or sympathy among the ungodly philistines in gath, but he was wrong. As 2 samuel begins, the dust is settling after the big battle between saul and the philistines. Dec 18, 2014 a chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 1 samuel taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Samuel is the third book in the neviim prophets, the second section in the hebrew bible. Resources commentaries 1 samuel chapter 21 exegesis. The gibeonites avenged during the reign of david, there was a famine for three successive years. The book starts with the miraculous birth of samuel in answer to his mothers earnest prayer. But it says that the name of davids second son was daniel. The book of 2 samuel records the life of david as king. The first book of samuel covers a time of about 90 years starting at samuels birth around 1100 bc unto the death of saul around the year 1010 bc. Second samuel 21 commentary old testament matthew henry. And the lord answered, it is for saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the gibeonites. Aiah sauls wife or concubine gave birth to his daughter rizpah v8. David inquires of the gibeonites what atonement they require, and they answer, seven sons of saul, that they may hang them up in gibeah, 2 samuel 21.
Saul becomes jealous of david because of the peoples applause vs. Dewey j on 2 samuel 21 lynett, v8 of this chapter explain or answer your question the king david gave rizpahs two sons armoni and mephibosheth king sauls grandsons to the gibeonites to be executed. Let us bear in mind that these stories come at the conclusion or climax of 1 and 2 samuel. Some of the problems and questions that confront us in this chapter are undoubtedly due to the imperfection of the text as it has come down to us. And david arose, and went with all the people that were with him from baale of judah, to bring up from thence the ark of god, whose name is called by the name of the lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubim. David guzik commentary on 2 samuel 21, where david gives the gibeonites. David burieth the bones of saul and jonathan, as also of them that were hung up, in his fathers sepulchre, 2 samuel 21.
The date of the events of this chapter is uncertain. The conjunction then at the beginning of the chapter is replaced in the. David went down with his men to fight against the philistines, and he became exhausted. In order to grow and mature as a christian, we constantly have to struggle with our old human nature. From the beginning of the harvest till the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not let the. Davids down in the dumps over the deaths of saul and jonathan, lamenting and writing a pretty catchy if sad song about it. A famine taking place three successive years in israel, david inquired of the lord the cause. The first book of samuel covers a time of about 90 years starting at samuel s birth around 1100 bc unto the death of saul around the year 1010 bc.
The first and second year he might look upon it as a punishment laid upon. It is great comfort in a day of trouble, that we have a god to go to, to whom we may open our cases, and from whom we may ask. War between the israelites and philistines, in which david is in danger of being slain by ishbibenob, but is succoured by abishai, 2 samuel 21. Now there was a famine in the days of david for three years, year after year. In this lesson, i come back to one of my favorite topics. The second book of samuel describes the reign of david around 1010 to 970 bc. The circumstance of sauls attempt to exterminate the gibeonites is nowhere else mentioned. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. He, and several gigantic philistines, are slain by david and his servants, 2 samuel 21. They nearly killed saul with their arrows 1 samuel 21. Samuel and saul meet, and after some odd discussion, samuel offers saul and the boy a place to spend the night. And the lord answered, it is for saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the a gibeonites. Then there was a famine in the days of david three years, year after year.