II Samuel
2 Samuel is the record of King David’s reign. This book places the Davidic Covenant in its historical context. The book of 2 Samuel can be divided into two main sections—David’s triumphs ch. 1-10 and David’s troubles ch. 11-20. The last part of the book ch. 21-24 is a non-chronological addition which contains further details of David’s reign.The book begins with David receiving news of the death of Saul and his sons. He proclaims a time of mourning. Soon afterward, David is crowned king over Judah, while Ish-bosheth, one of Saul’s surviving sons, is crowned king over Israel (chapter 2). A civil war follows, but Ish-bosheth is murdered, and the Israelites ask David to reign over them as well (chapters 4-5).David moves the country’s capital from Hebron to Jerusalem and later moves the Ark of the Covenant.