3-EN ( 英文 ), 0200-Exegesis ( 聖經研究 ), 0210-2 Samuel ( 撒母耳記下 ) 

Welwyn Commentary 

The history of David - the unfolding drama of 2 Samuel - gives us a slice of life in the real world. We see people in their true colours: the petty, selfish, murderous, yet fiercely loyal, Joab; the war-lord Abner, honourable, perhaps, but only when it suited him; the sad, incompetent Ish-Bosheth, alone and palely loitering through his hundrum colourless life; and the miserable and vicious sons of Rimmon, who murdered Ish-Bosheth in his sleep. 

Part I: Revival -- David the king -- The king is dead! (1:1-27) -- Who will reign? (2:1-4:12) -- King in Zion (5:1-25) -- A false start (6:1-11) -- Celebrate before the Lord! (6:12-23) -- In covenant with God (7:1-29) -- The victorious servant (8:1-18) -- The quality of mercy (9:1-13) -- A kindness rejected (10:1-19)
Part II: Retrogression -- David and Bathsheba -- The seduction of Bathsheba (11:1-5) -- The death of Uriah (11:6-27) -- You are the man! (12:1-14) -- Reconciled to God (12:15-31)
Part III: Rebellion -- David and Absalom -- False love (13:1-39) -- False reconciliation (14:1-33) -- Conspiracy and rebellion (15:1-37) -- A false friend and an honest foe (16:1-14) -- The downfall of Ahithophel (16:15-17:23) -- O my son Absalom! (17:24-19:8)
Part IV: Restoration -- David's return -- Return and restoration (19:9-39) -- The way of the wicked (19:40-20:26) -- The long arm of God's law (21:1-22)
Part V: Reflection -- David's prophecy of Messiah -- The sufferings of the Messiah (22:1-7) -- The deliverance of the Messiah (22:8-30) -- The kingdom of the Messiah (22:31-51)
Part VI: Recessional -- David's last days -- Last words (23:1-7) -- Last lessons (23:8-24:25).