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  2. 2 Samuel 17 - Wikipedia

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    2 Samuel 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Second Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the second part of Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel , with additions by the prophets Gad and Nathan , [ 2 ] but modern scholars view it as a ...

  3. Portal : Bible/Featured chapter/2 Samuel 17 - Wikipedia

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    2 samuel 17 After receiving counsel from both Ahithophel and Hushai, Absalom chooses Hushai's plan to send all Israel to attack David over Ahithophel's, so Ahithophel commits suicide in shame. Hushai sends word to David of the plan via spies hidden in a cistern at En-rogel.

  4. Word Biblical Commentary - Wikipedia

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    The Word Biblical Commentary (WBC) is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the Bible both Old and New Testament. It is currently published by the Zondervan Publishing Company . Initially published under the "Word Books" imprint, the series spent some time as part of the Thomas Nelson list.

  5. War in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    2 Samuel 1: Saul lets a passing Amalekite kill him. 11th century BCE Probably not historical David versus Ish-bosheth: 2 Samuel 2:8–4:5 War of succession upon Saul's death between his son Ish-bosheth and son-in-law David. c. 1000 BCE Probably not historical Pool of Gibeon: 2 Samuel 2:12–17 David versus Ish-bosheth battle c. 1000 BCE

  6. Abigail (mother of Amasa) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Hebrew Bible, Abigail (Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל, romanized: ʾAḇīḡayīl) was the mother of Amasa, the commander-in-chief of Absalom's army (2 Samuel 17:25). [1] 2 Samuel 17:25 refers to Abigail as a sister of Zeruiah and therefore an aunt to Joab. [2] In the Books of Chronicles (1 Chronicles 2:13–16), Abigail and ...

  7. The Samuel Scroll - Wikipedia

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    4Q Samuel b (4QSam b; 4Q52) was found in Cave 4 at Qumran and contains parts of 1 Samuel 16:1-11, 19:10-17, 20:26-21:10, and 23:9-17. It is the oldest of the four manuscripts, dating to the end of the third century/beginning of second century BCE ("Early Hellenistic" period).

  8. Battle of the Wood of Ephraim - Wikipedia

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    According to 2 Samuel, the Battle of the Wood of Ephraim was a military conflict between the rebel forces of the formerly exiled Israelite prince Absalom against the royal forces of his father King David during a short-lived revolt. [1] [better source needed] Scholarly opinion is divided as to the historicity of the events in the Books of ...

  9. 2 Samuel 21 - Wikipedia

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    2 Samuel 21 is the twenty-first chapter of the Second Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the second part of Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel , with additions by the prophets Gad and Nathan , [ 2 ] but modern scholars view it as a ...