Outline of II Samuel I. The rule of David at Hebron 1:1-4:12 A. The death of Saul--second account 1:1-16 B. David's lament over Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 C. David's contest with Israel 2:1-4:12 II. The rule of David at Jerusalem 5:1-14:33 A. David's capture of Jerusalem 5:1-25 B. David and the bringing up of the ark 6:1-23 C. The Davidic covenant 7:1-29 D. The extension of David's rule to the limits of the Promised Land 8:1-10:19 E. David's sin with Bathsheba 11:1-12:31 F. The sins of Ammon and Absalom 13:1-14:33 III. David's flight and return to Jerusalem 15:1-19:43 A. Absalom's usurpation and David's escape 15:1-17:23 B. The civil war 17:24-19:7 C. David's return to Jerusalem 19:8-43 IV. The last days of David's reign in Jerusalem 20:1-24:25 A. Sheba's short-lived rebellion 20:1-26 B. The famine and the Gibeonites revenge on Saul 21:1-14 C. David's later wars against the Philistines 21:15-22 D. David's song of deliverance 22:1-51 E. David's last testimony 23:1-7 F. David's mighty men 23:8-29 G. David's sin in numbering the people 24:1-25