Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+024   CHAPTER 24 (ESV) 1 Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” 2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army, who was with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+023   CHAPTER 23 (ESV) 1 Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel: 2 “The Spirit of the Lord speaks […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+022   CHAPTER 22 (ESV) 1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+021   CHAPTER 21 (ESV) 1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.” 2 […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+020   CHAPTER 20 (ESV) 4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.” 5 So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the set time that had been appointed him. 6 And David said to […]