KEVIN D. ZUBER
OUTLINE
Introduction
I. The Genealogies of Israel (1:1–9:34)
A. Adam to Esau (1:1-54)
1. Opening Genealogies (1:1-27)
2. Descendants of Abraham (1:28-54)
B. David’s Tribe and Family (2:1–3:24)
1. Opening List (2:1)
2. Genealogy of Judah (2:2-55)
3. David’s Family (3:1-24)
C. Tribes of Israel (4:1–9:1)
1. Judah (4:1-23)
2. Simeon (4:24-43)
3. Reuben, Gad, and Half the Tribe of Manasseh (5:1-26)
4. Levites (6:1-81)
5. Other Tribes (7:1-40)
6. Benjamin (8:1-40)
7. Summary (9:1)
D. Postexilic Inhabitants of the Land (9:2-34)
II. History of David (9:35–29:30)
A. David’s Rise to Kingship (9:35–10:14)
1. Genealogy of Saul (9:35-44)
2. Defeat and Death of Saul and His Sons (10:1-14)
a. Saul’s Last Battle (10:1-3)
b. Saul’s Death and the End of His Dynasty (10:4-14)
B. David Made King (11:1–12:40)
1. David Is Made King (11:1-3)
2. Jerusalem Is Made the New Capital (11:4-9)
3. David’s Mighty Men (11:10-47)
4. Early Days (12:1-40)
C. David and the Ark of the Covenant (13:1–16:43)
1. David Moves the Ark: Part One (13:1-14)
a. David Sought Consensus to Retrieve the Neglected Ark (13:1-4)
b. Ark Began Trip in Celebration; but Not According to the Law (13:5-8)
c. Tragedy Ensued When Uzza Touched the Ark (13:9-10)
d. David Angered, Then Afraid; Halts Plan to Move Ark (13:11-14)
2. David Consolidated His Regnancy (14:1-17)
a. David’s Place among the Nations (14:1-2, 17)
b. David’s Family Expands (14:3-7)
c. David’s Victory over the Philistines (14:8-16)
3. David Moves the Ark: Part Two (15:1–16:43)
a. Proper Preparation to Transport Ark (15:1-15)
b. Proper Reception of the Ark (15:16–16:6)
c. Proper Thanksgiving for the Ark (16:7-36)
(1) Call to Praise (16:7-13)
(2) Cause for Praise (16:14-22)
(3) Call to Praise (16:23-24)
(4) Cause for Praise (16:25-27)
(5) Call to Praise (16:28-33)
(6) Cause for Praise (16:34-36)
d. Proper Worship before the Ark (16:37-43)
D. The Davidic Covenant (17:1-27)
1. David Desired to Build a House (Temple) for the Ark (17:1-2)
2. God Gave a Word to Nathan for David (17:3-15)
a. God Revealed His Mind to David His “Servant” (17:3-4a)
b. David Will Not Build the House (Temple) (17:4b-6)
c. God’s Covenant with David (17:7-15)
(1) God’s Choice and Protection of David Recalled (17:7-8a)
(2) God’s Promise to David Revealed (17:8b-14)
(3) Nathan’s Faithful Service (17:15)
3. David’s Prayer (17:16-27)
a. David’s Humility (17:16-19)
b. David’s Praise (17:20-22)
c. David’s Prayer for God to Do as He Has Promised (17:23-27)
E. David’s Kingdom: Victories (18:1–20:8)
1. David’s Victories (18:1-13)
2. David’s Reign in Justice and Righteousness (18:14)
3. David’s Men (18:15-17)
4. David Sought Peace with Ammonites but Had to Battle (19:1-19)
a. Delegation of Peace Is Abused (19:1-5)
b. Ammonites Prepared for War, Allied with Arameans (19:6-9)
c. Strategy and Faith of Joab Won the Day (19:10-15)
d. Arameans Called for Reserves but David Defeated Them (19:16-19)
5. Victories Over Ammonites and Philistines (20:1-8)
F. David and the Temple (21:1–29:25)
1. The Place for the Temple (21:1–22:1)
a. Census (21:1-6)
b. God’s Displeasure; David’s Sorrow (21:7-8)
c. Consequences Fall (21:9-15)
d. Consequences Mitigated (21:16-17)
e. Consequences Turned to Good (21:18–22:1)
2. David Made Preparations for the Temple (22:2–27:34)
a. David’s Initial Preparations (22:2-5)
b. David Charged Solomon with Task (22:6-13)
c. David’s Closing Word to His Son (22:14-16)
d. David Prepared Leaders to Assist Solomon (22:17-19)
e. David Organized the Nation’s Officials (23:1–27:34)
(1) Solomon Made King; Officials Listed (23:1-6)
(2) Levites in Non-Priestly Orders (23:7-32)
(3) Levites Involved in Priestly Orders (24:1-19)
(4) Remaining Levites Listed (24:20-31)
(5) Musicians (25:1-31)
(6) Gatekeepers (26:1-19)
(7) Treasurers (26:20-28)
(8) Other Officials (26:29-32)
(9) Military and Civil Authorities (27:1-34)
3. David’s Final Addresses about the Temple (28:1–29:22a)
a. First Address (28:1-10)
(1) Assembly (28:1)
(2) Davidic Covenant (28:2-8)
(3) David’s Charge to Solomon before the People (28:9-10)
b. David Gave Solomon the Temple Plan and Encouragement (28:11-21)
(1) The Plan (28:11-19)
(2) Encouragement to Solomon (28:20-21)
c. David’s Second Address to Assembly and Their Response (29:1-9)
d. David’s Final Prayer (29:10-20)
e. Closing of the Assembly (29:21-22a)
G. Death of David (29:26-30)