 2nd Samuel is part 2 of David's, not Samuel's life, and more than any Hebrew book, these words read better than anything in Don and Abbey, politics, adultery, betrayal. Once crowned, David defeats the previous dynasty, then establishes a lot of Jewish heritage. He captures Jerusalem for a capital, returns the Ark, and plans a temple, but the shiny outer life fades next to the deepest inner pains, Bathsheba and the loss of three sons. Good or bad, David lived wholeheartedly and went off course, found his way back to God.