2 Samuel: A Modern Bible Commentary

By BookCaps

There are lots of Bible commentaries on the Book of 2 Samuel, but BookCaps offers one of the first electronic Bible Commentaries for the modern reader.

This commentary includes an introduction to the Book of 2 Samuel (including the history of the text, the structure, and the themes), a chapter by chapter summary, and discussion questions.

BookCaps Bible Commentaries are nondenominational study guides for people who are just getting into the Bible for the first time, or who just want to know a little more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookCaps
• Release date: Nov 29, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465829535

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2 Samuel:

A Modern Bible Commentary

By BookCaps Study Guides

© 2011 by Golgotha Press, Inc.

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About BookCaps Bible Commentaries

BookCaps Bible Commentaries are non-denomination study guides for people who are just getting into the Bible for the first time, or who just want to know a little more.

Each commentary, looks at the historical context behind the book, the themes, who wrote them., and study questions. A Chapter summary of each Chapter of the book is also included.

To find out more about this series and other BookCaps books, visit: BookCaps.com.

Introduction

The nation of Israel has just lost its first king in battle, along with the supposed heir. David, anointed by God to be the next king, is out of the country and living amongst the enemy. Much of the land has been overrun by the dreaded Philistines. These are the conditions the reader is opened up to when started the bible book of Second Samuel.

Author

Looking at the title alone, you might conclude that the Second Book of Samuel would be the second of two books written by the prophet Samuel. As logical as that sounds, Samuel’s death in the first book makes such a conclusion misleadingly wrong. So who was the writer or writers of Second Samuel? And why is it called Second Samuel when the prophet Samuel is not even mentioned once in its entire 24 Chapters?

Second Samuel is called such simply because at one time it was included in the same scroll as First Samuel. When the scrolls were later divided into two separate books, the name Second Samuel helped keep everyone on the same page, so to speak. In fact, Samuel himself could not have even written the entire book of First Samuel, since he dies in one of the concluding Chapters. So, we know from the outset that someone else had to take up to pen and