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2 Samuel

2 Samuel in full in the Berean Standard Bible (24 chapters): read it chapter by chapter and compare translations.

Chapters of 2 Samuel

  1. 1After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
  2. 2Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD…
  3. 3Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and…
  4. 4Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
  5. 5Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
  6. 6David again assembled the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in all.
  7. 7After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
  8. 8Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
  9. 9Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
  10. 10Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
  11. 11In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole…
  12. 12Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one…
  13. 13After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
  14. 14Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
  15. 15Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
  16. 16When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He…
  17. 17Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
  18. 18Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of hundreds and of thousands.
  19. 19Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
  20. 20Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn…
  21. 21During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the…
  22. 22And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies…
  23. 23These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high…
  24. 24Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take…