2 Samuel 1:9
1:9 He said to me, ‘Stand over me and finish me off! I’m very dizzy, even though I’m still alive.’
2 Samuel 1:13
1:13 David said to the young man who told this to him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “I am an Amalekite, the son of a resident foreigner.”
2 Samuel 1:18
1:18 (He gave instructions that the people of Judah should be taught “The Bow.” Indeed, it is written down in the Book of Yashar.)
2 Samuel 3:16
3:16 Her husband went along behind her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Finally Abner said to him, “Go back!” So he returned home.
2 Samuel 3:28
3:28 When David later heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord of the shed blood of Abner son of Ner!
2 Samuel 4:1
Ish-bosheth is killed
4:1 When Ish-bosheth the son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he was very disheartened, and all Israel was afraid.
2 Samuel 5:12-13
5:12 David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
5:13 David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.
2 Samuel 5:25
5:25 David did just as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.
2 Samuel 6:8
6:8 David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.
2 Samuel 6:18
6:18 When David finished offering the burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
2 Samuel 8:6
8:6 David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord protected David wherever he campaigned.
2 Samuel 9:13
9:13 Mephibosheth was living in Jerusalem, for he was a regular guest at the king’s table. But both his feet were crippled.
2 Samuel 10:9
10:9 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans.
2 Samuel 10:12
10:12 Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!”
2 Samuel 10:17
10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.
2 Samuel 11:9
11:9 But Uriah stayed at the door of the palace with all the servants of his lord. He did not go down to his house.
2 Samuel 12:1
Nathan the Prophet Confronts David
12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 12:5
12:5 Then David became very angry at this man. He said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
2 Samuel 12:16-17
12:16 Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted. He would even go and spend the night lying on the ground.
12:17 The elders of his house stood over him and tried to lift him from the ground, but he was unwilling, and refused to eat food with them.
2 Samuel 12:22
12:22 He replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ‘Perhaps the Lord will show pity and the child will live.
2 Samuel 13:9
13:9 But when she took the pan and set it before him, he refused to eat. Instead Amnon said, “Get everyone out of here!” So everyone left.
2 Samuel 13:11
13:11 As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, “Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!”
2 Samuel 13:15
13:15 Then Amnon greatly despised her. His disdain toward her surpassed the love he had previously felt toward her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and leave!”
2 Samuel 13:17
13:17 He called his personal attendant and said to him, “Take this woman out of my sight and lock the door behind her!”
2 Samuel 13:22
13:22 But Absalom said nothing to Amnon, either bad or good, yet Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated his sister Tamar.
2 Samuel 13:26
13:26 Then Absalom said, “If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king replied to him, “Why should he go with you?”
2 Samuel 13:34
13:34 In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west on a road beside the hill.
2 Samuel 13:36
13:36 Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. The king and all his servants wept loudly as well.
2 Samuel 14:12
14:12 Then the woman said, “Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied, “Tell me.”
2 Samuel 14:31
14:31 Then Joab got up and came to Absalom’s house. He said to him, “Why did your servants set my portion of field on fire?”
2 Samuel 15:32
15:32 When David reached the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Arkite met him with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
2 Samuel 16:5
Shimei Curses David and His Men
16:5 Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.
2 Samuel 18:10
18:10 When one of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.
2 Samuel 19:21
19:21 Abishai son of Zeruiah replied, “For this should not Shimei be put to death? After all, he cursed the Lord’s anointed!”
2 Samuel 19:25
19:25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”
2 Samuel 20:5
20:5 So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.
2 Samuel 22:31
22:31 The one true God acts in a faithful manner;
the Lord’s promise is reliable;
he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
2 Samuel 22:42
22:42 They cry out, but there is no one to help them;
they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.
2 Samuel 22:49
22:49 He delivers me from my enemies;
you snatch me away from those who attack me;
you rescue me from violent men.
2 Samuel 23:18
23:18 Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.
2 Samuel 24:1
David Displeases the Lord by Taking a Census
24:1 The Lord’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count Israel and Judah.”
2 Samuel 24:20
24:20 When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching him, he went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.