2 Samuel 22

2 Samuel 22

Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission 2 Samuel Chart from Charles Swindoll TIMELINE OF THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL, KINGS & CHRONICLES 1107 1011 971 931 853 722 586 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 1 Kings 2 Kings 31 1-4 5-10 11-20 21-24 1-11 12-22 1-17 18-25 1Chr 10 1 Chr 11-19 1 Chr 20-29 2 Chronicles 1-9 2 Chronicles 10-20 2 Chronicles 21-36 Legend: B.C. dates at top of timeline are approximate. Note that 931 BC marks the division of the Kingdom into Southern Tribes (Judah and Benjamin) and Ten Northern Tribes. To avoid confusion be aware that after the division of the Kingdom in 931 BC, the Southern Kingdom is most often designated in Scripture as "Judah" and the Northern Kingdom as "Israel." Finally, note that 1 Chronicles 1-9 is not identified on the timeline because these chapters are records of genealogy. Map of David's Kingdom-ESV Global Map of Cities in 2 Samuel HIGHS AND LOWS OF DAVID'S LIFE Source: Life Application Study Bible (borrow) 2 Samuel 22:1 And David spoke the words of this song to the LORD in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. David: Ps 50:14 103:1-6 116:1-19 words: Ex 15:1 Jdg 5:1 in: 2Sa 22:49 Ps 18:1 *title Ps 34:19 Isa 12:1-6 2Co 1:10 2Ti 4:18 Rev 7:9-17 and out: 1Sa 23:14 24:15 25:29 26:24 27:1 Related Passage: Psalm 18:1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said, “I love You, O LORD, my strength.” Alexander Whyte says, “Let the psalms dwell richly in the feeblest among us, and the feeblest among us will yet be a man of more spiritual strength than David. Sing a heart-strengthening psalm every morning, and a heartcleansing and a heart-quieting psalm every night. Seven times every remaining day of your earthly pilgrimage sing a psalm. Let no place and no conversation and no occupation delude you out of your heart-refreshing psalm. Fill the house of your pilgrimage with the sound of psalms. Let God hear you. Let Him bow down His ear and hear you. And let Him say to His Son and to His angels and to His saints over you and over your house, ‘I have found a man after my own heart, with my holy oil have I anointed him.’” DISCLAIMER - Many of the comments on this page will be taken from Spurgeon's comments on the parallel passages in Psalm 18. It's difficult to surpass Spurgeon's comments! We do not know which version came first, Psalm 18 or 2 Samuel 22. And David spoke the words of this song to the LORD in the day that the LORD delivered (natsal; Lxx - exaireo) him from the hand of all (how many?) his enemies and from the hand of Saul - When did Yahweh deliver David? When he called upon Him, in humility and trust. This psalm most likely appears to be at the end of his life as David looks back over the years and focusing on the faithfulness of His God, always a good thing for all of us old folks to do (I am 77 yo 2023)! The beauty of this chapter is that David is ending his race with a song in his heart and on his lips, also a example to imitate! David a Spirit empowered man (1Sa 16:13), is given evidence of this Spirit's power by "speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord." (Eph 5:19). Warren