2 Samuel Topical Outline

Introduction

Chapter 1

David kills a kind Amalekite 1:1-27

Chapter 2

David becomes king of Judah 2:1-7

Ishbosheth becomes king of Israel 2:8-11

The young men "play" before Abner and Joab 2:12-16

Squabbles between Judah and Israel 2:17-31

Chapter 3

David impregnates six women 3:1-5

Abner revolts against Ishbosheth 3:6-11

David steals Michal from her husband 3:12-16

Joel kills Abner 3:17-39

Chapter 4

Baanah and Rechab kill Ishbosheth 4:1-6

Ishbosheth's head is brought to David 4:7-8

David kills Rechab and Baanah, cuts off their hands and feet, and hangs their bodies over the pool 4:9-12

Chapter 5

David becomes king of Israel 5:1-5

David occupies Jerusalem, calling it "The City of David" 5:6-10

David takes more wives and concubines 5:11-16

God helps David smite the Philistines (twice) 5:17-25

Chapter 6

God kills Uzzah for protecting the ark 6:1-6

David dances nearly naked in front of God and everybody 6:7-23

Chapter 7

David, God, and Nathan talk about houses and stuff 7:1-29

Chapter 8

God gave David victory wherever he went 8:1-18

Chapter 9

David finds someone in Saul's family to be kind to 9:1-13

Chapter 10

David comforts the Ammonites 10:1-2

David attacks the Ammonites and slaughters the Syrians 10:3-19

Chapter 11

David sends Joab to destroy the Ammonites 11:1

David impregnates Bathsheba 11:2-5

David has Uriah killed 11:6-25

David marries Bathsheba and she has a son 11:26-27

Chapter 12

Nathan's parable 12:1-4

David's response 12:5-6

That man is you. And this will be your punishment. 12:7-14

God kills a baby 12:15-23

David comforts Bathsheba and Solomon is born 12:24-25

David tortures the children of Ammon 12:26-31

Chapter 13

Amnon rapes his half-sister Tamar 13:1-19

Absalom kills Amnon for raping his sister 13:20-39

Chapter 14

The woman of Tekoah 14:1-20

Absalom comes home to Jerusalem 14:21-33

Chapter 15

Absalom conspires against David 15:1-12

David runs away (leaving his concubines to keep house) 15:13-37

Chapter 16

Ziba and David meet again 16:1-4

Shimei curses and throws stones at David 16:5-14

Absalom has sex with his father's ten concubines (in front of all the people) 16:15-23

Chapter 17

Ahithophel's plan 17:1-4

Hushai's plan 17:5-13

Hushai's plan is accepted (so God could bring evil on Absalom) 17:14

David is warned 17:15-22

Ahithophel hangs himself 17:23-29

Chapter 18

David's men fight Absalom, killing 20,000 Israelites 18:1-8

Absalom is killed 18:9-33

Chapter 19

David crosses the Jordan River 19:1-43

Chapter 20

Sheba blew a trumpet 20:1-2

David punishes his concubines (for being publicly raped by his son Absalom) 20:3

Joab murders Amasa (by smiting him under the fifth rib) 20:4-14

Sheba is decapitated 20:15-26

Chapter 21

Seven sons are hung up before the Lord to end a famine 21:1-14

More wars and giant killing 21:15-22

Chapter 22

David's song to God 22:1-51

Chapter 23

David's last words 23:1-7

David's 36 (or 37) mighty men 23:8-39

Chapter 24

God tells David to have a census 24:1-9

God kills 200,000 people because of the census 24:10-25