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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible Coke's Commentary
David Mourns Saul and Jonathan's Death.Chapter 2
David Becomes King of Judah; Civil War Begins.Chapter 3
Abner Defects to David; Joab Kills Abner.Chapter 4
Ish-Bosheth Murdered; David Condemns the Killers.Chapter 5
David Becomes King Over All Israel.Chapter 6
Ark Brought to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death.Chapter 7
God's Covenant With David; Promise of a Dynasty.Chapter 8
David's Military Victories and Administration.Chapter 9
David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth.Chapter 10
David Defeats Ammonites and Arameans.Chapter 11
David's Sin With Bathsheba and Uriah's Death.Chapter 12
Nathan Rebukes David; Consequences Foretold.Chapter 13
Amnon's Sin Against Tamar; Absalom's Revenge.Chapter 14
Absalom's Return to Jerusalem Arranged by Joab.Chapter 15
Absalom's Conspiracy; David Flees Jerusalem.Chapter 16
David Insulted; Absalom Takes Over Jerusalem.Chapter 17
Ahithophel's Counsel and Hushai's Advice.Chapter 18
Absalom Defeated and Killed; David Mourns.Chapter 19
David Returns to Jerusalem; Political Unrest.Chapter 20
Sheba's Rebellion Suppressed by Joab.Chapter 21
Famine; Gibeonites Avenged; Philistine Battles.Chapter 22
David's Song of Deliverance and Thanksgiving.Chapter 23
David's Last Words; List of Mighty Men.Chapter 24
David's Census and the Resulting Plague.
- 2 Samuel
by Thomas Coke
THE SECOND BOOK of SAMUEL, OTHERWISE CALLED THE SECOND BOOK of the KINGS.
THIS book may properly be divided into three parts. In the first, the author describes the happy commencement and glorious success of the kingdom of David, chap. 1-10. In the second, he relates the unhappy fall, and the misfortunes which followed it, notwithstanding the repentance of this monarch, chap. 11-18. In the third, he celebrates the re-establishment of this prince; and gives an account of the event, which signalized his reign during its last period, chap. 19-24. The whole comprehends a space of something more than forty years; from the year of the world, 2949, to the year 2989. Mr. Locke remarks, that Abarbanel says, that the books of Samuel were most probably written by Jeremiah, from the memoirs of Samuel, Nathan, and Gad. See the introduction to the first book.
