"Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel." - 2 Samuel 7:8
2 Samuel 2020
The Lord raises Israel up as a unified nation under His servant David, the prophet-king. This book, together with 1 Samuel, narrates the anticipated rule of the greater King whose reign shall never end. Like all Scripture, the history of Israel’s prophets, priests, and kings ultimately points to Jesus.
Originally, 1 and 2 Samuel were one long document, as the flow of both books itself shows. This original document was divided into two books at a later date,