1. ABSALOMS REIGN
a) 2Sam 13 – Amnon’s sin with Tamar – Vs 1-21
• Absalom’s plot to kill Amnon – vs 22-39
b) 2Sam 14 – Joab gets David to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem – Vs 1-28
• Absalom gets Joab to have the King see him – Vs 29-33
c) 2Sam 15 – Absalom’s plot begins by winning the heart’s of the people – vs 1-9*
• A strong conspiracy – vs 10-12
• David flees – Vs 13-30
• David’s counterplot – Vs 31-37
d) 2Sam 16 – Mephibosheth slandered? – vs 1-4 cf 2Sam 19:24-30
• Shimei curses David – Vs 5-14
• Ahithophel councils Absalom – vs 15-23*
e) 2Sam 17 – David’s plan for Hushai works – Vs 1-26
• Children of Ammon bring relief to David – Vs 27-29*
f) 2Sam18 – The battle between David and Absalom, Absalom killed – Vs 1-18
• David mourns for Absalom – vs 19-33
2. OTHER EVENTS
g) 2Sam 19 – Joab rebukes David over his mourning for Absalom – vs 1-8
• David brought back as king – 10-43*
h) 2Sam 20 – Sheba a sin of belial killed.
i) 2Sam 21 – A famine in the land for the Gibeonites because of Saul’s evil against them – Vs 1-14
• War with the Philistines – vs 15-22
j) 2Sam 22 – Song of David.
k) 2Sam 23 – “David’s last words” – vs 1-7 (ch 23 not in chronological order)
• David’s mighty men – vs 8-39*
l) 2Sam 24 – David sinned
3. OBSERVATIONS
a) Absalom’s pride evident – 1Chron 15:1
b) The council of Ahithophel were likely from feeling of revenge for David’s sin with Bathsheba which was his granddaughter- 2Sam 23:34 cf 11:3.
• Prophesied by Nathan in 2Sam 12:11-12.
c) Evidence that David had friends in Ammon – 2Sam 10:1-2
d) David shows mercy to Shimei – 2Sam 19:16-23
e) Joab not mentioned among David’s mighty men – 1Kngs 1:5-7
f) The “he” in 2Sam 24:1 is Satan – 1Chr 21:1 – James 1:13-14.
