Time Covered: 1077–c. 1040 B.C.E.

3. What period is covered by Second Samuel, and when was its writing completed?

³ Second Samuel takes up the narrative of accurate Bible history following the death of Saul, Israel’s first king, and carries it along to near the end of David’s 40-year reign. Thus, the period covered is from 1077 B.C.E. to about 1040 B.C.E.