2 Kingdoms
Old Testament · 24 chapters · 700 verses
Every chapter of 2 Kingdoms is given below in Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX) — 700 verses in 24 chapters — each with the Greek text of the Septuagint in parallel and the translator's notes to the printed edition.
Patristic commentary has not yet been attached to 2 Kingdoms. The full corpus of the Fathers remains searchable in the Fathers Library.
Chapters
Chapter by Chapter
- 2 Kingdoms 1 And it came to pass after Saul was dead, that David returned from striking Amalec, and David abode two days in Sekelac.
- 2 Kingdoms 2 And it came to pass after this that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? and the Lord said to him, Go…
- 2 Kingdoms 3 And there was war for a long time between the house of Saul and the house of David; and the house of David grew continually stronger; but the house…
- 2 Kingdoms 4 And Jebosthe the son of Saul heard that Abenner the son of Ner had died in Chebron; and his hands were paralyzed, and all the men of Israel grew…
- 2 Kingdoms 5 And all the tribes of Israel come to David to Chebron, and they said to him, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
- 2 Kingdoms 6 And David again gathered all the young men of Israel, about seventy thousand.
- 2 Kingdoms 7 And it came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him an inheritance on every side free from all his enemies round about him;
- 2 Kingdoms 8 And it came to pass after this, that David struck the Philistines, and put them to flight, and David took the * tribute from out of the hand of the…
- 2 Kingdoms 9 And David said, Is there yet any one left in the house of Saul, that I may deal kindly with him for Jonathan's sake?
- 2 Kingdoms 10 And it came to pass after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Annon his son reigned in his stead.
- 2 Kingdoms 11 And it came to pass when the time o the year for kings going out to battle had come round, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all…
- 2 Kingdoms 12 And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
- 2 Kingdoms 13 And it happened after this that Abessalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, and her name was Themar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- 2 Kingdoms 14 And Joab the son of Saruia knew that the heart of the king was toward Abessalom.
- 2 Kingdoms 15 And it came to pass after this that Abessalom * prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
- 2 Kingdoms 16 And David passed on a little way from Ros; and, behold, Siba the servant of Memphibosthe came to meet him; and he had a couple of asses laden, and…
- 2 Kingdoms 17 And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Let me now choose out for myself twelve thousand men, and I will arise and follow after David this night:
- 2 Kingdoms 18 And David numbered the people with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
- 2 Kingdoms 19 And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.
- 2 Kingdoms 20 And there was a transgressor so called there, and his name was Sabee, a Benjamite, the son of Bochori: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no…
- 2 Kingdoms 21 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, There is * guilt…
- 2 Kingdoms 22 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, in the day in which the Lord rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand…
- 2 Kingdoms 23 And these are the last words of David. Faithful is David the son of Jessae, and faithful the man whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the…
- 2 Kingdoms 24 And the Lord caused his anger to burn forth again in Israel, and Satan stirred up David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Juda.