2 Samuel 11:25

11:25 David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing upset you. ¹  There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. ²  Press the battle against the city and conquer ³  it.’ Encourage him with these words.” ⁴ 

2 Samuel 12:20

12:20 So David got up from the ground, bathed, put on oil, and changed his clothes. He went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then, when he entered his palace, he requested that food be brought to him, and he ate.

2 Samuel 16:2

16:2 The king asked Ziba, “Why did you bring these things?” ⁵  Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread ⁶  and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.” ⁷ 

2 Samuel 19:28

19:28 After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather ⁸  who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! ⁹  What further claim do I have to ask ¹⁰  the king for anything?”

[11:25]  ¹ tn Heb “let not this matter be evil in your eyes.”

[11:25]  ² tn Heb “according to this and according to this the sword devours.”

[11:25]  ³ tn Heb “overthrow.”

[11:25]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text does not have “with these words.” They are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[16:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “What are these to you?”

[16:2]  ⁶ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading וְהַלֶּחֶם (vÿhallekhem, “and the bread”) rather than וּלְהַלֶּחֶם (ulÿhallekhem, “and to the bread”) of the Kethib. The syntax of the MT is confused here by the needless repetition of the preposition, probably taken from the preceding word.

[16:2]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “to drink.”

[19:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “father.”

[19:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “and you placed your servant among those who eat at your table.”

[19:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to cry out to.”