2 Samuel - NIV

by Anonymous

Unknown Binding

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Reviews

[Catherine]

Just a quick read through. I've just recently discovered how gory the Old Testament is...found these articles from Got Questions super helpful:

~https://www.gotquestions.org/Old-Test...

~https://www.gotquestions.org/God-orde...

[Joan Haughton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Second book of Samuel essentially chronicles David's reign as king in Israel. He made some crucial mistakes for example when he slept with Uriah's wife and then basically killed him. When the prophet Nathan confronted him, he repented and was filled with remorse, Psalm 51 documents his prayer for forgiveness for his trespass. He also made a vital error in judgement when he took up a census of the people in Israel, God was very angry because David should know that it is the Lord that gave him the victory not the number or strength of his army.

David was a man of praise, he sought God's council whenever he was to fight or make major decisions. Although he was not perfect, God refereed to him as a man after his own heart. It just goes to show that even if we make mistakes, we just need to repent and God will forgive our sins and we will be back in fellowship with Him.

Bless the name of Jesus!

[Naomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless.
2 Samuel 22:31b

And after that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.
2 Samuel 21:14

May we as a people obey God and let Him set us right again. May we realize our sins, name them as such, confess them to God, turn away from them and accept God's forgiveness. And after that, He can answer our prayers and heal us, and heal our land.

[Cassie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genuinely SUCH a good, but devastating read. Seeing David stumble into sin and yet God still used him, reading about the pain Tamar goes through, David going to God directly with his grief… it’s all so heartbreaking.
I will admit, it is such a breath of fresh air to have so much action and excitement happening after reading so much about tabernacles, allotments, and offering preparation.

[Rin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Other than Jesus, David has to be my favorite person in the bible.