Outline of II Samuel
I. The rule of David at Hebron 1:1-4:12
A. The death of Saul--second account 1:1-16
B. David's lament over Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27
C. David's contest with Israel 2:1-4:12
II. The rule of David at Jerusalem 5:1-14:33
A. David's capture of Jerusalem 5:1-25
B. David and the bringing up of the ark 6:1-23
C. The Davidic covenant 7:1-29
D. The extension of David's rule to the
limits of the Promised Land 8:1-10:19
E. David's sin with Bathsheba 11:1-12:31
F. The sins of Ammon and Absalom 13:1-14:33
III. David's flight and return to Jerusalem 15:1-19:43
A. Absalom's usurpation and David's escape 15:1-17:23
B. The civil war 17:24-19:7
C. David's return to Jerusalem 19:8-43
IV. The last days of David's reign in
Jerusalem 20:1-24:25
A. Sheba's short-lived rebellion 20:1-26
B. The famine and the Gibeonites revenge
on Saul 21:1-14
C. David's later wars against the
Philistines 21:15-22
D. David's song of deliverance 22:1-51
E. David's last testimony 23:1-7
F. David's mighty men 23:8-29
G. David's sin in numbering the people 24:1-25
