2 Samuel is concerned almost entirely with the career of David. An excerpt from the Book of Yashur the Upright reports a eulogy spoken by David in commemoration of Saul and Jonathan. An account is given of the way in which David was made king first over Judah and later over all of Israel. The story of Abner, Saul's trusted general, is followed by a short poem, in which David expresses lamentation over the way in which Abner met his death. We are told how David captured the city of Jerusalem and made it the headquarters of his kingdom, how the ark was brought to Jerusalem, and how David achieved many victories. David's sin against Uriah is reported, as is the way in which he was reproved by Nathan the prophet. Absalom's rebellion is narrated at considerable length, and the book ends with the story of David's sin in numbering the people of Israel.
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