2 Samuel

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Book of the Bible Book of the Hebrew Bible Book of the Old Testament

2 Samuel is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that recounts the reign of King David over Israel, including his political triumphs, personal failures, and their spiritual consequences.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
2 Samuel canonical	21
Second Book of Samuel	21
Book of 2 Samuel	7
2 Samuel 11	1
2 Samuel 12	1
Books of Samuel	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Book of the Bible ⓘ Book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ Book of the Old Testament ⓘ
approximateChapters	24 ⓘ
associatedFigure	Prophet Gad ⓘ Prophet Nathan ⓘ prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ surface form: Prophet Samuel (as traditional namesake)
canonicalStatus	Canonical in Catholicism ⓘ Canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ Canonical in Judaism ⓘ Canonical in Protestantism ⓘ
centralTheme	Consequences of moral failure ⓘ Divine covenant with David ⓘ Family conflict and rebellion ⓘ Political consolidation of the kingdom ⓘ Reign of King David over Israel ⓘ Sin and repentance ⓘ
containsEvent	Absalom’s rebellion against David ⓘ Absalom’s revenge on Amnon ⓘ Capture of Jerusalem ⓘ Census taken by David ⓘ David becomes king over Judah ⓘ David becomes king over all Israel ⓘ David’s adultery with Bathsheba ⓘ Death of Absalom ⓘ Death of David and Bathsheba’s first child ⓘ God’s covenant with David ⓘ Murder of Uriah the Hittite ⓘ Plague following David’s census ⓘ Prophet Nathan’s rebuke of David ⓘ land of Moriah ⓘ surface form: Purchase of Araunah’s threshing floor Rape of Tamar by Amnon ⓘ Sheba’s rebellion ⓘ Transfer of the Ark to Jerusalem ⓘ
follows	1 Samuel ⓘ
genre	Historical narrative ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ surface form: Biblical Hebrew
mainCharacter	Abner ⓘ Absalom ⓘ Amnon ⓘ Bathsheba ⓘ David ⓘ Ish-bosheth ⓘ Joab ⓘ Mephibosheth ⓘ Nathan ⓘ King Saul ⓘ surface form: Saul Tamar ⓘ Uriah the Hittite ⓘ
partOf	Deuteronomistic history ⓘ Prophets ⓘ surface form: Former Prophets Neviim ⓘ
precedes	1 Kings ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
scripturalCollection	Bible ⓘ surface form: Christian Bible Tanakh ⓘ
setting	Ancient Israel ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
testament	Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament
timePeriod	Reign of King David ⓘ

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Michal → mentionedIn → 2 Samuel ⓘ

Roman Catholic biblical canon → includesBook → 2 Samuel ⓘ

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Uriah the Hittite → mentionedIn → 2 Samuel ⓘ

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Ramah → mentionedIn → 2 Samuel ⓘ

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Hivites → mentionedInBook → 2 Samuel ⓘ

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Araunah the Jebusite → appearsIn → 2 Samuel ⓘ

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Gibeonites → describedIn → 2 Samuel ⓘ

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