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2nd Samuel 3 — House of David ascends, House of Saul descends

Saul is dead but David is not yet king over all of Israel. As the chapter begins “Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew steadily stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker continually” (2nd Sam. 3:1). Most of Saul’s sons are dead but David’s family is growing.

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2nd Samuel 2 — ‘gory details’ of how David becomes king

David is anointed king of Yehudah (Judah), but he must now fight the house of Saul for control of all the tribes.

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2nd Samuel 1 — David mourns Yahunatan

David discovers the result of the war between Saul and the Philistines. The 2nd Samuel 1 starts with David’s revealing his utter heartbreak at hearing of the death of his best friend, Yahunatan (Jonathan).