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Building off his monumental commentary on 1 Samuel, Andrew Steinmann continues his work on this single Hebrew book with the Concordia Commentary on 2 Samuel. The Book of 2 Samuel begins with David being made King of Judah and then walks through his reign—including his defeat of the Philistines, his sins of adultery and murder, and the threats against his life. Throughout the narrative of David’s...

Jerusalem as his dwelling place (Pss 84:2 [ET 84:1]; 132:5, 7, 13; 2 Chr 36:15; Acts 7:45–46). The author subtly signals that this time the ark was being moved correctly by mentioning “those carrying the ark” (2 Sam 6:13). The significance of offering sacrifices after six steps is not apparent, but clearly David was expressing his joy at receiving God’s blessing. The bulls may have been sacrificed to atone for Uzzah’s inadvertent sin of touching the ark (Leviticus 4). The fattened calves were probably
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