Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 90 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Bible, King James version, Book 10: 2 Samuel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_of_Samuel This eBook was produced by David Widger with the help of Derek Andrew's text from January 1992 and the work of Bryan Taylor in November 2002 "The Bible, King James version, Book 10: 2 Samuel" by Anonymous is a historical account likely written during the early centuries AD. This text recounts the significant events in the life of King David following the death of King Saul, detailing the political and personal struggles that shape his reign over Israel. Key figures include David, who grapples with loss and betrayal, as well as Saul's son Ishbosheth and David's son Absalom, whose conflicts define much of the narrative. The beginning of "2 Samuel" introduces the aftermath of Saul's death, as David receives news about the fallen King and his son Jonathan, leading to a lamentation. The narrative then shifts to David's ascension as the king of Judah and the ensuing power struggles, including the rise of Ishbosheth and the increasing tension with Abner, Saul's former commander. Internal conflicts escalate as Absalom, one of David's sons, seeks to usurp the throne, ultimately resulting in warfare that brings about tragedy and profound sorrow for David. These opening events set the tone for the complexities of leadership and familial relationships within the broader historical context of Israel's monarchy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bible. Samuel, 2nd BS Text Judaism Category: History - Religious Category: History - Royalty Category: Religion/Spirituality 201340 2025-07-04T04:18:26.792294 text/html 201161 2025-01-11T01:53:17.764608 text/html 142483 2025-07-04T04:18:33.372245 application/epub+zip 144102 2025-07-04T04:18:29.899245 application/epub+zip 123987 2025-07-04T04:18:28.734221 application/epub+zip 324379 2025-07-04T04:18:35.614239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308427 2025-07-04T04:18:32.614244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215908 2022-09-04T08:30:53.845274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152868 2025-07-04T04:18:26.498274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147811 2020-12-26T09:02:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17879 2025-07-04T04:18:35.738229 application/rdf+xml 19004 2025-07-04T04:18:29.221255 image/jpeg 3861 2025-07-04T04:18:28.977241 image/jpeg 46070 2020-12-26T09:02:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 141607 2025-07-04T04:18:26.805245 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown