Scofield Reference Bible Notes
of 1917
By C. I. Scofield
2 Samuel
As First Samuel marks the failure
of man in Eli, Saul, and even Samuel, so Second Samuel marks the restoration
of order through the enthroning of God's king, David. This book also records
the establishment of Israel's political centre in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:6-12),
and her religious centre in Zion (2 Samuel 5:7; 6:1-17). When all was thus
ordered, Jehovah established the great Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 27:8-17)
out of which all kingdom truth is henceforth developed. David, in his "last
words" (2 Samuel 23:1-7), describes the millennial kingdom yet to
be.
The book is in four parts:
1. From the death of Saul to the
anointing of David over Judah, in Hebron, 1:1-27.
2. From the anointing in Hebron to the establishment of David over united
Israel, 2:1-5:25.
3. From the conquest of Jerusalem to the rebellion of Absalom, 6:1-14:33.
4. From the rebellion of Absalom to the purchase of the temple-site, 15:1-24:25.
The events recorded in 2 Samuel cover
a period of 38 years (Ussher).
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