The (Second) Book of Samuel: chapter 3 Welcome to 2 Samuel, Shmuel part Bet, chapter 3 Episode 33: If You Be Mine Previously on the book of Shmuel (part Bet) we saw Avner emerge as a major character, being both a king maker and a king’s nephew slayer. The skill involved in his murder of...

The (Second) Book of Samuel: chapter 2 Welcome to 2 Samuel, Shmuel part Bet, chapter 2 Episode 32: Who Rules Who This week David becomes king yet again (this is his second inauguration). This time, his monarchy is over his tribe, Yehuda and is immediately tested as his troops come into...

Welcome to 2 Samuel, Shmuel part Bet, chapter 1 Episode 31: Lying and Dying This week we transitioned from the death of Shaul to its immediate aftermath. We encounter a bizarre account of shaul's last moments told from the perspective of an outsider, an Amalekite From a literary perspective...