Power Play: A Primer on the Second Book of Samuel |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 5 |
A Very Brief Introduction | 9 |
CONTRADICTIONS | 13 |
CORONATION STRAIT | 23 |
TRADING PLACES | 30 |
CASTLE ROCK | 42 |
CAPITAL GAINS | 50 |
THE ARK RELOADED | 59 |
FRATERNAL FRAUD | 118 |
THE PLAYS THE THING | 132 |
WINTER OF DISCONTENT | 141 |
LETHAL WEAPON | 153 |
NEUTRAL ZONE TRAP | 165 |
PENALTY SHOTS | 176 |
FELLOWSHIP OF THE KING | 186 |
UNDER SIEGE II | 198 |
HOUSE HOLD | 69 |
WAR AND PIECEs | 77 |
OUTBACK | 83 |
BAD MOON RISING | 91 |
ILLEGAL PROCEDURE | 97 |
CAUGHT OFFSIDE | 107 |
PILLAGE ROADSHOW | 208 |
ULTIMATE ANTHEM | 221 |
DRAFT CHOICES | 232 |
A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES | 241 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abishai Abner Absalom advice of Ahithophel Ahimaaz Ahithophel Amalekite Amasa Ammonites Amnon anointed Aram Araunah Asahel Baanah Bathsheba battle biblical Bicri books of Samuel brother Brueggemann 1990 chapter command concubines daughter David's house death Deuteronomistic History divine episode Evaluate eyes fifth rib Fokkelman 1990 foreshadowing Gibeon Gibeonites Gittite God's Hadadezer hand Hebron house of David house of Saul Hushai Ishbosheth Israel Israelites Ittai Jabesh-Gilead Jerusalem Joab Joab's Jonadab Jonathan Jordan Judah killed King David king's kingdom Look lord the king LORD's McCarter Mephibosheth messenger Michal motives narrative narrator Nathan notes oracle Philistines POINTS FOR REFLECTION political Polzin priests prophetic word reader reign Rizpah royal Samuel 13 Samuel 20 Saul's Saulide saying servant Sheba Shimei sons of Rimmon speak speech story struck suggests sword Tamar theological throne translation troops Uriah the Hittite Uzzah verb woman Yahweh Zadok and Abiathar Zeruiah Ziba