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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...

וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃—The noun זֶרַע, “seed, offspring,” refers to David’s offspring in 1 Sam 20:42 and in 2 Sam 7:12 in the messianic prophecy of 2 Samuel 7, which also features the prepositional phrase עַד־עוֹלָם, “forever” (7:13, 16, 24–26; cf. לְעוֹלָם twice in 7:29). 975 BC (?)36 Parallel: 2 Samuel 22 || Psalm 18 For the place of this passage in the structure of 2 Samuel 21–24, see “The Form and Content of 2 Samuel 21–24” in the commentary on 21:1–14. This song of David is also
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