2 Samuel study section

2 Samuel key people

David, Nathan, Bathsheba, Absalom, and others carry a story of covenant, sin, and grace.

Key figures

The anointed king over all Israel, the man after God’s own heart who is also a great sinner and a true penitent

David’s ruthless, capable general, loyal yet lawless, who kills Abner, Absalom, and Amasa

The prophet who announces the Davidic Covenant and later confronts David over his sin

The wife of Uriah, taken by David, and later the mother of Solomon

David’s handsome, ambitious son, who kills Amnon, rebels against his father, and dies in the revolt

Jonathan’s crippled son, to whom David shows covenant kindness for Jonathan’s sake

Saul’s cousin and commander, who defects to David and is murdered by Joab

David’s brilliant counselor who betrays him for Absalom and hangs himself when his advice is rejected

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