1 Chronicles

2 Samuel

10:1-12 Chronicles omits the story of Saul’s kingship except for his death during the losing battle with the Philistines. After Jonathan was killed and Saul wounded, Saul committed suicide. Philistines put his armor in the temple of their gods and his head in the temple of Dagon. The warriors from Jabesh-gilead buried his body.

31:1-13 Similar.

10:13-14 Saul died because of his unfaithfulness and because he consulted a medium (cf. 1 Sam 28:8-25). Yahweh turned kingdom over to David.

2 Samuel 1 Saul’s death reported to David. David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan.

2 Sam 2:1-7 David anointed king of Judah.

2 Sam 2:8-3:1 Ishbaal became king of Israel; battle between armies led by Joab and Abner.

2 Sam 3:2-5 Sons of David who were born in Hebron. Cf. 1 Chr 3:1-4 below.

2 Sam 3:6-39 Joab stabbed Abner. David grieved for him and is absolved from any complicity.

2 Sam 4:1-12 Ishbaal is assassinated.

11:1-3 Israel gathered at Hebron and anointed David king over Israel [=whole nation]. Chr does not contain anything about David in 1 Sam 16-2 Sam 4, known as the History of David’s Rise..

5:1-3. Tribes of Israel anointed him king over Israel [=Northern tribes]. This is third anointing according to Samuel. 2:4 = king over Judah; 1 Sam 16:1-13 Samuel anoints David.

5:4-5 David 30 and ruled for forty years. At Hebron over Judah for 7.5 years and at Jerusalem over Israel and Judah 33 years.

11:4-9 David and all Israel captured Jerusalem.

5:6-10 Similar

11:10 Chiefs of David’s warriors. David made king according to word of Yahweh.

11:11-13a The "Three": Jashobeam, Eleazar and Shammah

23:8-9 Note placement of this list in Samuel is not related to his enthronement

Homoioteleuton? (The Philistines were gathering there for war [v. 13a]…The Philistines gathered together at Lehi).

23:10-11a. Israelites withdrew, but Eleazar stood his ground. Lord brought about victory. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi

11:13b-41a list continues.

23:11b-39 list continues.

41b-47. More names. (Were these names originally also in Samuel? But that is a list of the thirty. Freely composed list? Ancient source?) This is probably an additional list of mighty men who belonged to the thirty at one stage or another. All identifiable locations are east of Jordan.

12:1-23 [22]. Leaders who came to David at Ziklag or at the stronghold in the wilderness. Vv. 1-7 Benjaminites; vv. 8-15 Gadites; vv. 16-18 Benjaminites and Judahites. Amasai: "We are yours, O David" (v. 18). David dismissed by Philistines before crucial battle with Saul (cf. 1 Samuel 29) vv. 19-22 Manassites. A great army like an army of God.

12:24-41 [23-40] 339,600 armed troops came to David at Hebron. The more distant the tribe the larger its number. Judah has 6,800 and Zebulun 50,000. V. 29 [28] Zadok, a young warrior (later priest at Jerusalem?). Unanimity and joy (v. 41 [40]).

13:1-4 David sent message to all Israel, including priests and Levites, to join him. All agreed to bring the ark to Jerusalem.

13:5-7 All Israel assembled and carried ark on a new cart from Kiriath-jearim, 8 miles northwest of Jerusalem.

6:1-3 Similar

6:4 and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill with the ark of God.

13:8-14 Uzzah struck down at Perez-uzzah because he put out his hand to the ark. David took ark to house of Obed-edom (a Levite according to 15:18, 21). Hence first attempt to bring the ark to Jerusalem was unsuccessful. Yahweh blessed the house of Obed-edom.

6:5-11 Similar

14:1-2 Hiram sent cedar and David perceived that Yahweh had established him as king.

5:11-12 Note how Chronicler has repositioned this passage.

3:1-4 Sons who were born to David in Hebron.

3:2-5 Same

14:3-7 David took wives and sired 13 children in Jerusalem. Cf. 1 Chr 3:5-9, which adds Tamar.

5:13-16 Similar

14:8-16 Defeated Philistines at Baal perazim. David burned idols of Philistines (cf. Deut 7:5; 12:3 and Lucianic recension of LXX in Samuel). A second battle with the Philistines followed. David’s seeking of ark brought him success in life.

5:17-25 Similar. V. 21 David and his men take idols as booty.

14:17 Fame of David. Fear of David was on all nations (per contra Saul in 10:13-14).

15:1-3 David prepared place for ark and pitched a tent for it (cf. tabernacle at Gibeon in 16:39). Levites to carry ark (Deut 10:8; 18:5).

15:4-10 Six Levite chiefs [early in post-exilic period]

15:11-15 Zadok, Abiathar, and Levites told to bring up ark!

(In 1 Kgs 2:26-27 Solomon exiles Abiathar to Anathoth.)

15:16-24 Installation of Levitical musicians by David [reflects time of Chronicler]. Obed-Edom, a Levitgical singer, is later demoted to the rank of gatekeeper, v. 24; cf. 26:1-11.

6:12a It was told to David: Lord blessed house of Obed-Edom because of the ark of God

15:25-16:3 David and elders brought ark to Jerusalem. God helped Levites who were carrying the ark. David was leaping and dancing. Michal, daughter of Saul, despised David [David’s acts toward ark contrasted with the behavior of the family of Saul]. They installed ark and David distributed foodstuffs.

6:12b-19a Similar.

16:4 David appointed Levites to thank and praise

16:5-7 Names of Levites and priests. Davidic pedigree for musical guilds of the Chronicler’s day.

16:8-22

Psalm 105:1-15

16:23-33

Psalm 96:1b-13a

16:34-36

Psalm 106:1b-47-48

16:37-40 Asaph to tend ark; Obed-edom and Hosah to be gatekeepers. Zadok with tabernacle at Gibeon, v. 39 (cf. 2 Chr 1:3), for morning and evening sacrifices.

16:41-42 Heman and Juduthun

16:43 All people went home; David blessed his household.

6:190b-20a Similar.

6:20b-23 Michal rebukes David for his "uncovered" dancing. Michal is barren for life.

17:1-27 Oracle of Nathan. Not David but Solomon is to build temple. Solomon’s dynasty to last forever (v. 12). Promise refers to Solomon (v. 14); prayer of David in vv. 16-27

7:1-29 v. 16 Promise refers to David himself. V. 1 Yahweh had given him rest (not mentioned in Chronicles since wars follow in chaps. 18-20; cf. 1 Chr 22:8). V. 14: When he commits iniquity, I will punish him.

18:1-13 Defeated Philistines, Moab, Zobah, and Arameans. V. 8 (not in Samuel): Solomon made temple furnishings from spoil. Tou of the city of Hamath sued for peace. Abishai, David’s nephew and commander of the Thirty, killed 18,000 Edomites.

8:1-14 Similar. V. 13 David killed 18,000 Edomites.

18:14-17 Officers of David: Joab, Jehoshaphat, Zadok and Ahimelech, Shavsha, Benaiah. V. 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests (24:6 Ahimelech son of Abiathar).

8:15-18 v. 17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests.

9:1-13 Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, was lame and invited to eat at king’s table. Hence some members of Saul’s household survived the battle of Gilboa.

19:1-19 Ammonite Hanun dishonored David’s servants. They hired 32,000 chariots (v. 7). David fought Arameans and Ammonites. Two battles. David killed 7,000 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers(v. 18). Arameans not willing to help Ammonites any more

10:1-19 Similar. V. 6 Ammonites hired 33,000 soldiers. V. 18 David killed 700 chariot teams and 40,000 horsemen.

20:1a When kings go to war in spring…

11:1 Similar

11:2-5a David saw Bathsheba bathing, sent for her, and she became pregnant.

11:6-27 Uriah recalled from front and killed by orders of David. King takes Bathsheba as his wife.

12:1-15a Nathan reprimanded David.

12:15b-25 Death of David and Bathsheba’s first child; birth of Solomon.

20:1b Joab attacked Rabbah and overthrew it

12:26 Similar

12:27-29 David summoned to Rabbah

20:2-3 Took crown of Milcom (Ammonites); returned to Jerusalem

12:30-31 Similar

13: Rape of Tamar; death of Amnon

14: Absalom returned and is forgiven

15 Absalom usurps throne

16 Mephibosheth’s power given to Ziba; Shimei cursed David, Absalom went into father’s concubines at the advice of Ahitophel

21 David puts descendants of Saul to death to avert famine; Abishai kills Ishbi-benob. David to fight no more

18 Absalom defeated, killed

19 David pardoned Shimei, met with Mephibosheth, treated Barzillai with kindness

20 Rebellion of Sheba; David’s cabinet

21:1-14 David’s vengeance on the Gibeonites.

21:15-17 Exploits of David’s warriors

20:4-8 War with Philistines. Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi [miswriting of Bethlehemite] the brother of Goliath. David’s brother Jonathan killed man with 24 fingers and toes

21:18-22 Similar. V. 19 Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, killed Goliath the Gittite. Cf. 1 Samuel 17

Ps 18:1-51 [50]

2 Sam 22:1-51

For 23:8-39, see1 Chr 11:11-41, Vannutelli 51

21:1-4a Satan incited David to number people from Beer-sheba to Dan.

24:1-4a Yahweh incited David to number people from Dan to Beer-sheba.

24:4b-7 Joab takes a census

21:4b-15 census report 1,100,000,00 in Israel; 470,000 in Judah (Levi and Benjamin not included in count). Numbers in Chronicles originally had nothing for Judah. David has confrontation with prophet Gad. 70,000 die. God stops angel of destruction.

24:8-16 Similar. Israel 800,000 and 500,000 in Judah.

21:16 David saw angel with drawn sword

4 QSam a has similar information on angel.

21:17-27 Mention of Ornan’s sons. David bought site for full price of 600 shekels of gold (cf. Genesis 23) and erected altar on Ornan’s threshing floor. God answered with fire from heaven (cf. Lev 9:24).

24:17-25 Similar. No mention of Araunah’s sons (v. 20). 50 shekels of silver (v. 24).

21:28-30 David performed sacrifices; tabernacle, made by Moses, and altar of burnt offering were at Gibeon. David could not go there for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of Yahweh.

22:1-5 David: Here [at threshing floor of Ornan] shall be the house of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering. David provided materials for temple—he was unable to build it himself (17:4; 22:7-8; 28:2-3; 2 Chr 6:7-9).

22:6-16 David’s private speech to Solomon, the man of peace. Bloodshed kept David from being temple builder. Moses/Joshua//David/Solomon (vv. 11-13//Deut 31:23 and Josh 1:6, 9). 3,750 tons of gold and 37,500 tons of silver provided by David for the temple. "Begin the work, and the Lord be with you."

22:17-19 David spoke to leaders. You are at peace; build!

23:1-2 David made Solomon king

Note the intrigues in the second half of 2 Samuel and in 1 Kgs 1-2 are not included in the Chronicler’s account..

23:3-6 Introduction to Levitical organization according to Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Total 38,000.

23:7-24 list of fathers’ houses of Levites. Vv. 7-11 Gershon; vv. 1-20 Kohath; vv. 21-23 Merari.

23:25-32 Duties of Levites contrasted with priests

24:1-19 Twenty-four priestly courses. V. 6 Zadok the priest and Ahimelech son of Abiathar.

24:20-31 Supplementary list of Levites

25:1-6 Levitical singers. V. 1 Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun; vv. 2-6 Asaph, Jeduthun, Heman. The singers prophesy (vv. 1, 2, 3)

25:7-31 Singers arranged into twenty-four courses like the priests in chap. 24.

26 1:1-19 Gatekeepers. Since gatekeepers were not originally Levites, this list is relatively late.

26:20-28 Other Levites in charge of the treasuries..

26:29-32 Levites who were officers and judges.

27:1-15 Commanders of the monthly divisions; cf. 11:10-47. 280,000 men at the king’s disposal

27:16-24 Tribal leaders. No Gad and Asher; Joseph represented by Ephraimites and two halves of Manasseh.

27:25-34 David’s 12 administrators and seven advisors.

28:1-10 David’s public speech to Solomon: The Lord has chosen you to build a house.

28:11-21 David gives Solomon instructions (plan) for building temple. Vv. 13b-18 details about temple vessels. Cf. 2 Chr 4:1-22; 36:18; Ezr 1:7-11; 7:19; 8:25, 33.

29:1-8 David’s material contributions (112.5 tons of gold; 262.5 tons of silver); others also gave (375 tons of silver; 675 tons of bronze; 3,750 tons of iron).

(Cf. people’s generosity toward tabernacle in Exod 35:4-9, 20-29).

29:9-20 David praised God with joy and humility (10-17); petition (18-19). Verse 11 is the source for the conclusion of the Lord’s prayer in late manuscripts of Matt 6:13. David: "May Solomon obey…and build temple." Assembly blessed the Lord.

29:21-22a Assembly sacrificed 1,000 bulls and 1,000 rams.

29:22b-25 Anointing of Solomon. They anointed him as Yahweh’s prince (diygn) and Zadok as priest.

1 Kgs 1:1-4 Abishag warmed David on his death bed.

1 Kgs 1:5-53 Adonijah, linked with Joab and Abiathar. Zadok, Benaiah and Nathan on other side. Bathsheba intervened for Solomon. Solomon anointed king at Gihon. Solomon sent Adonijah home.

2:1-9 David’s advice to Solomon

29:26 David reigned over all Israel.

2:10 David dies and is buried

29:27 40 years; 7 in Hebron and 33 in Jerusalem

2:11 40 years; 7 in Hebron and 33 in Jerusalem

29:28-30 Sources: words of Samuel the seer, words of Nathan the prophet, words of Gad the seer.

2:12 Sat on throne of David; his kingdom was firmly established.