Saul's defeat and death paved the way for David's reign-which also eventually crumbled. So why should we spend time considering Israel's Old Testament kings in the first place- Alistair Begg pauses to answer this question at the outset of a new study in 2 Samuel. Since David's story points forward to Christ, it's an essential part of the whole Bible, which in turn contains the great story at the very center of world history- that of Christ and His eternal kingship.