Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+007     CHAPTER 7 (ESV) 18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God.…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+009     CHAPTER 9 (ESV) 1 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+006     CHAPTER 6 (ESV) 12 And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+008     CHAPTER 8 (ESV) 1 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+005     CHAPTER 5 (ESV) 17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard of it and went down to the stronghold. 18 Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+004     CHAPTER 4 (ESV) 5 Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out, and about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish-bosheth as he was taking his noonday rest. 6 And they came into the midst of the house as…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+003     CHAPTER 3 (ESV) 12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you.” 13 And he said, “Good; I will make…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+002     CHAPTER 2 (ESV) 1 After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.” 2 So David went up…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+001     2 Samuel Introduction The books commonly known as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings are really one long book. (They were separated due to the length of ancient scrolls.) Beginning with Samuel, the last of the judges, this book describes what happened in the days…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Samuel+031     CHAPTER 31 (ESV) 6 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men…