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2 Samuel—Your Kingdom Come is unavailable, but you can change that!

King David stands as one of the most important figures of world history. From children’s storybooks to Michelangelo’s famous statue, ancient Israel’s most famous king is still remembered and recognized by people around the world three thousand years after he lived. In this commentary on the book of 2 Samuel, professor and former pastor John Woodhouse helps readers deepen their understanding of...

According to the story the young man was telling David, Saul then asked the question that has been important since the man arrived in Ziklag but is as yet unanswered: “And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ ” (v. 8a). Who indeed? Who could have been there on Mount Gilboa but not known to Saul? Saul’s question suggests that the man was not one of the king’s servants.25 Presumably he was not a Philistine. Who then? The answer the young man claimed to have given to Saul
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