Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Report of Saul's death -- David's lament over Saul and Jonathan -- David king in Hebron -- David's message to Jabesh-Gilead -- Ishbosheth King of Israel -- Hostilities between Judah and Israel -- David's family in Hebron -- David and Abner -- The death of Ishbosheth -- David King of Israel and Judah -- The capture of Jerusalem and its sequel -- The Philistine campaigns -- The Ark brought to the City of David -- The dynastic oracle -- The prayer of David -- The wars of David -- David's high officials of state -- David and Mephibosheth -- David's Ammonite-Aramean wars -- David, Bathsheba, and Uriah -- Nathan's parable and its sequel -- The subjugation of Ammon -- Amnon and Tamar -- Absalom's revenge and flight -- The Tekoite woman's story and Absalom's return -- Absalom's subversive activities -- Absalom's revolt and David's flight -- Absalom and his counsellors -- The decisive battle and Absalom's death -- David's return to Jerusalem and Sheba's revolt -- David's inner cabinet -- The famine and the Gibeonite revenge -- Encounters with the Philistines -- David's Psalm of Thanksgiving -- The Oracle of Yahweh to David -- David's heroes and some of their exploits -- David's census and the plague.