2 Samuel

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2 Samuel

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Timeline

The Early Prophets of the Nevi'im are grouped together with the Torah. Together they constitute the earliest history of the Abrahamic faith and it peoples.

Monarchic (pre-586 BC) Exilic (586-538 BC) Persian (538-332 BC)

1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 BC

GenesisGen

ExodusExod

LeviticusLev

NumbersNum

DeuteronomyDeut

JoshuaJosh

JudgesJudg

1 Samuel1 Sam

2 Samuel2 Sam

1 Kings1 Kgs

2 Kings2 Kgs

Solomon's Temple builtc. 960 BC Destruction of Jerusalem & First Temple587/586 BC Second Temple completed515 BC

Chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Outline

David becomes king over Israel 1:1-5:25
Jerusalem, the ark, and the dynastic promise 6:1-7:29
Wars and the Bathsheba affair 8:1-12:31
The Succession Narrative: Absalom's revolt 13:1-20:26
Appendices: songs, lists, and the census 21:1-24:25

Manuscript witnesses

Major codices

Aleppo Codex — c. 930 AD

The model Masoretic codex, prepared by the Ben Asher scribes; much of its Torah is now lost.

Leningrad Codex (B19A) — 1008 AD

The oldest complete Masoretic Hebrew Bible and the base text of modern critical editions.

Other witnesses

Samuel Scrolls (4QSam-a/b/c) — c. 50 BC

Qumran Samuel scrolls whose text often agrees with the Septuagint against the Masoretic Text.

Sources

a Coogan, Michael D. The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2018.