Class Notes on Sacred History
Volume II: First Samuel through Nehemiah.
J. W. McGarvey (1893)
Table of Contents



SECOND SAMUEL.


PART FIRST.

DAVID BECOMES KING OF ISRAEL.

i. 1-v. 5.

§ I. DAVID MOURNS FOR SAUL AND JONATHAN. i. 1-27.

1. He Receives News from the Battle. i. 1-12.

2. The Bearer of News Slain. 13-16.
3. A Hymn of Lamentation. 17-27.
§ II. DAVID MADE KING OF JUDAH, AND CIVIL WAR
BEGUN. ii. 1-32.

1. David Anointed at Hebron. ii. 1-4.

2. He Compliments Jabesh-gilead. 4-7.

3. Abner Proclaims Ish-bosheth King. 8-11.
4. The Battle of Gibeon. 12-17.
5. The Death of Asahel. 18-23.
6. The Pursuit Ended and Asahel Buried. 24-32.
§ III. THE DEFECTION AND DEATH OF ABNER. iii. 1-v. 5.

1. Continuance of the War, and Family of David. iii. 1-5.

2. Abner Quarrels with Ish-bosheth. 6-11.
3. He Negotiates with David. 12-16.
4. Abner Counsels with the Elders, and Visits David. 17-21.
5. Abner Is Assassinated by Joab. 22-30.
6. Mourning for Abner. 31-39.
7. An Account of Baanah, Rechab and Mephibosheth. iv. 1-4.
8. Ish-bosheth Slain. 5-12.
9. David Acknowledged by All the Tribes. v. 1-5.


PART SECOND.

PROSPEROUS PERIOD OF DAVID'S REIGN.

v. 6-xii. 31.

§ I. DAVID'S THRONE ESTABLISHED IN JERUSALEM. v. 6-vi. 23.

1. Jerusalem Taken. v. 6-10; I. Chron. xi. 4-9.

2. David's House and Family. 11-16; I. Chron. iii. 1-9; xiv. 1-7.
3. The Battle of Baal-perazim. 17-21; I. Chron. xiv. 8-12.
4. The Battle of the Mulberry Trees. 22-25; I. Chron. xiv. 13-17.
5. The Ark Moved to the House of Obed-edom.
vi. 1-11; I. Chron. xiii. 1-14.
6. The Ark Is Brought into the City of David.
12-19; I. Chron. xv. 1-xvi. 3.
7. Michal Reproves David. 20-23.

§ II. DAVID'S DESIRE TO BUILD A TEMPLE.
vii. 1-29; I. Chron. xvii. 1-27.

1. David's Proposal and the Lord's Answer. vii. 1-17.

2. David Praises the Lord. 18-29.
§ III. DAVID'S CONQUESTS, AND THE ORGANIZATION OF HIS
KINGDOM. viii. 1-18; I. Chron. xviii. 1-17.

1. Final Subjugation of the Philistines. viii. 1.

2. The Conquest of Moab. 2.
3. The Conquest of Syria. 3-12.
4. The Conquest of Edom. 13, 14. [23]
5. Military, Religious and Civil Organization.
15-18; I. Chron. xviii. 14-17.
§ IV. DAVID'S KINDNESS TO MEPHIBOSHETH. ix. 1-13.
§ V. WAR AGAINST THE AMMONITES AND DAVID'S GREAT
SIN. x. 1-xii. 31; I. Chron. xix. 1-xx. 3.

1. The War Brought on by Hanun. x. 1-6.

2. Joab Defeats the Combined Forces. 7-14.
3. The Syrians again Defeated. 15-19.
4. Joab Lays Siege to Rabbah. xi. 1.
5. David's Sin with Bath-sheba. 2-5.
6. Attempt at Concealment. 6-13.
7. David Procures the Death of Uriah. 14-17.
8. Joab Sends the News to David. 18-25.
9. The Widow Taken. 26, 27.
10. The Crime Exposed by Nathan. xii. 1-14.
11. The Death of the Child. 15-23.
12. The Birth of Solomon. 24, 25.
13. The Siege of Rabbah Ended. 26-31.


PART THIRD.

ADVERSE PERIOD OF DAVID'S REIGN.

xiii. 1-xxiv. 25.

§ I. AMNON'S CRIME AND ABSALOM'S REVENGE. xiii. 1-xiv. 33.

1. Amnon Forces Tamar. xiii. 1-14.

2. The Effect on all Parties. 15-22.
3. Absalom's Revenge. 23-37.
4. Absalom Brought Home through a Device of Joab.
xiii. 38-xiv. 24.
5. Absalom's Person and His Children. xiv. 25-27.
6. Absalom Gains Access to the King. 28-33.
§ II. ABSALOM'S REBELLION AND DAVID'S FLIGHT.
xv. 1-xvi. 23.

1. Absalom Steals the Hearts of the People. xv. 1-6.

2. The Rebellion Inaugurated. 7-12.
3. David Evacuates Jerusalem. 13-29.
4. Ascent of the Mount of Olives and Meeting with Hushai. 30-37.
5. Ziba Shows Friendship to David. xvi. 1-4. [28]
6. David Is Cursed by Shimei. 5-14.
7. Ahithophel's First Counsel. 15-23.
§ III. THE SUPPRESSION OF THE REBELLION. xvii. 1-xviii. 33.

1. Ahithophel's Second Counsel, and Its Defeat by Hushai.
xvii. 1-14.

2. David Gets the News and Crosses the Jordan. 15-22.
3. Ahithophel Commits Suicide. 23.
4. Next Movements of David and Absalom. 24-29.
5. A Battle Is Fought, and Absalom Is Slain. xviii. 1-17. [29]
6. Absalom's Pillar. 18.
7. The Bearers of Tidings to David. 19-23.
8. David's Reception of the News. 24-33.
§ IV. DAVID IS RESTORED TO POWER. xix. 1-xx. 26.

1. He Is Rebuked for His Mourning. xix. 1-8.

2. A Reaction among Absalom's Followers. 8-10.
3. The Allegiance of Judah Regained. 11-15. [30]
4. Shimei Makes Obeisance and Is Spared. 16-23.
5. The Case of Mephibosheth and Ziba. 24-30.
6. David's Parting from Barzillai. 31-39.
7. A Quarrel between Israel and Judah. 40-43.
8. The Rebellion of Sheba. xx. 1, 2.
9. Fate of David's Concubines. 3.
10. The Pursuit of Sheba and the Death of Amasa. 4-22.
11. Final Account of David's Chief Officers. 23-26, cf. viii. 15-18.
§ V. THE GIBEONITES AVENGED. xxi. 1-14.

1. A Three Years Famine and the Cause. xxi. 1, 2.

2. Satisfaction Referred to the Injured Party. 3-6.
3. Seven Sons of Saul Made the Victims. 7-9.
4. Rizpah's Mourning and Its Effect. 10-14.

§ VI. PERSONAL EXPLOITS, A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING, AND
A LIST OF HEROES. xxi. 15-xxiii. 39.

1. David's Life Saved by Abishai. xxi. 15-17.

2. Four Giants Killed in Battle. 18-22.
3. The Psalm. xxii. 1-51, cf. Ps. xviii. 1-50.
4. David's Latest Poem. xxiii. 1-7.
5. List of David's Heroes. 8-39.

§ VII. THE NUMBERING OF ISRAEL, AND THE PLAGUE THAT FOLLOWED.
xxiv. 1-25; I. Chron. xxi. 1-30, cf. I. Chron. xxvii. 23, 24.

1. Order for the Numbering. xxiv. 1-4.

2. The Order Executed in Part. 5-9.

3. David Repents and God Gives Him Choice of Penalties. 10-17.

4. The Plague Is Stayed by a Sacrifice. 18-25.
[CNSH2 18-34]

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