What is the place and function of the books of 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as part of the former prophets? Dumbrell gives an overview of the theological significance.

What was the circumstance around the death of King Saul in 1 Samuel 31 and 2 Samuel 1? It seems as if the accounts diverge. This essay focuses on the interpretation of the account in 2 Samuel 1.

It is the conviction of the author that the purpose of the story in 2 Samuel 6 can only be appreciated when the full force of the stylistic details are noted. This article offers such a close reading of this chapter.

What was the role of Jonadab in the conspiracy to bring Absalom to the throne in Israel (2 Samuel 13)? The short paper considers whether Jonadab was a wise or shrewd man.

This article shows how the account in 2 Samuel 11-2 Samuel 12 of David's sin with Bathsheba and its aftermath is structured in a chiasm, centring on Nathan confronting David's sin.

How could David have committed adultery and murder? This article considers nine factors.

Why is pornography so cruel? It dehumanizes people. This article explains this from the story of David and Bathsheba as recorded in 2 Samuel 11.

This is the third in a trilogy of articles which looks at Eli, Jephthah, and David as biblical examples of bad fathers. This article focuses on the relationship of David to Tamar, and how David responded to rape of his daughter. Through this example the author tackles the problem of fathers being absent from their family.

This article shows how to preach Christ from 2 Samuel 16:1-4.

This article considers certain vices in the life of Absalom that David failed to address as father.

What is the theological significance of the execution of the Gibeonites recorded in 2 Samuel 21:1-14? In this study, it is argued that the picture that emerges from 2 Samuel is one of King David as a shrewd monarch righting past wrongs and preparing his kingdom for his successor.