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2 Samuel

2 Samuel

2 7.7
The second book of the Bible that tells about the time Saul and David were kings of Israel
  • proper noun
: 2 Samuel
  • 2 Samuel 12:26 describes how Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.

Examples

  • Every Sunday, our pastor reads a passage from 2 Samuel during the service.

  • Many scholars study 2 Samuel to understand the history of ancient Israel.

  • The story of King David and Bathsheba is famously told in 2 Samuel.

  • The story of David's rise is found in 2 Samuel.

  • Have you read 2 Samuel recently?

  • In 2 Samuel 5:13, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, leading to the birth of more sons and daughters.

  • According to 2 Samuel 13:19, Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornamented robe she was wearing.

Synonyms

II Samuel
vs2 Samuel
1 8.6

The second book of the Old Testament that tells about the kings Saul and David

uses Arabic numerals to show the book number

Surface Forms

2 Samuel main

Morphology

2 + Samuel

The form is transparently compositional: the numeral '2' signals the second item in a sequence and 'Samuel' is the name of the book/person, so a learner who knows both constituents readily infers 'Second Samuel' (the second book named Samuel). This numbering-of-titles convention is cross-linguistically common, making the MWE's meaning predictable from its parts.

Etymology

2 Samuel is called the 'second' book about Samuel because it continues the story begun in 1 Samuel, telling how Saul and then David became kings and what happened after them.