SUMMARY OF 2 SAMUEL

BIBLICAL PERIOD	#6 THE UNITED KINGDOM
FOCUS	DAVID'S TRIUMPHS				DAVID'S TRAJEDIES
COVENANT	THE SINAI COVENANT [COVENANT WITH DAVID]
SCRIPTURE	1:1---------------6:1--------------8:1----------------11:1--------------12:1---------------13:37--------24:25
DIVISION OF TEXT	Political victories	Spiritual victories		Military victories	Adultery and     murder	Turmoil in David's family	Turmoil in David's kingdom
TOPIC	GOD'S BLESSINGS				SIN	MORAL FAILURE
	DAVID'S OBEDIENCE				DISOBED-IENCE	JUDGMENT
LOCATION	DAVID IN HEBRON		DAVID IN JERUSALEM
TIME	7 years		33 years

TIME LINE: [all dates BC]              Assyrian Empire----------------------------------------------Babylon-------Persia

UNITED KINGDOM OF ISRAEL--------------DIVIDED KINGDOMS of Israel & Judah

c. 1147	c. 1010	c. 970	c. 930	c. 873-853	722	568	539
Saul becomes King	Death of Saul	Death of David	Death of Solomon	Elijah the Prophet	Israel destroyed by Assyria	Judah Destroyed	Persians conquer Babylon
	David - King	Solomon - King	Rehoboam - King			Begin the Exile	Return to Judah begins