SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF 2 SAMUEL
| BIBLICAL PERIOD | #6 THE UNITED KINGDOM | |||||
| FOCUS | DAVID'S TRIUMPHS | DAVID'S TRAGEDIES | ||||
| THE COVENANT | THE SINAI COVENANT [Covenant with David] | |||||
| SCRIPTURE | 1:1 |
6:1 |
8:1 |
11:1 |
12:1 |
13:3724:35 |
| DIVISION | Political Victories | Spiritual Victories | Military Victories | Adultry and Murder | Turmoil in David's family | Turmoil in David's kingdom |
| TOPIC | GOD'S BLESSINGS | SIN | MORAL FAILURE | |||
| DAVID'S OBEDIENCE | DISOBEDIENCE | JUDGMENT | ||||
| LOCATION | DAVID IN HEBRON | DAVID IN JERUSALEM | ||||
| TIME | 7 YEARS | 33 YEARS | ||||
TIME LINE
Assyrian Empire———————————————————————————————————Babylon———Persia———
| —UNITED KINGDOM— | —DIVIDED KINGDOMS—
Israel and Judah |
Exile of Israel
(no recorded return) |
—Exile of Judah— | Judah returns | |||
| c. 1047 BC | c. 1010 BC | c. 970 BC | c. 930 BC | c. 873-53 BC | 722 BC | 568 BC | 539 BC |
| SAUL becomes King | •Death of SAUL
•DAVID–King |
•Death of DAVID
•SOLOMON–King |
•Death of SOLOMON
•REHOBOAM–King |
ELIJAH the Prophet | Israel destroyed by Assyria | •Judah Destroyed
•Begin the Exile |
•Persians conquer Babylon
•Return to Judah begins |