2 Samuel 2:28

2:28 Then Joab blew the ram’s horn and all the people stopped in their tracks. ¹  They stopped chasing Israel and ceased fighting. ² 

2 Samuel 3:6

Abner Defects to David’s Camp

3:6 As the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was becoming more influential ³  in the house of Saul.

2 Samuel 6:6

6:6 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, ⁴  Uzzah reached out and grabbed hold of ⁵  the ark of God, ⁶  because the oxen stumbled.

2 Samuel 7:21

7:21 For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose ⁷  you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. ⁸ 

2 Samuel 10:15

10:15 When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they consolidated their forces. ⁹ 

2 Samuel 12:16

12:16 Then David prayed to ¹⁰  God for the child and fasted. ¹¹  He would even ¹²  go and spend the night lying on the ground.

2 Samuel 15:5

15:5 When someone approached to bow before him, Absalom ¹³  would extend his hand and embrace him and kiss him.

[2:28]  ¹ tn Heb “stood.”

[2:28]  ² tn Heb “they no longer chased after Israel and they no longer fought.”

[3:6]  ³ tn Heb “was strengthening himself.” The statement may have a negative sense here, perhaps suggesting that Abner was overstepping the bounds of political propriety in a self-serving way.

[6:6]  ⁴ tn 1 Chr 13:9 has “Kidon.”

[6:6]  ⁵ tn Or “steadied.”

[6:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “and Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and grabbed it.”

[7:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “for the sake of your word and according to your heart.”

[7:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “to make known, your servant.”

[10:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “were gathered together.”

[12:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “sought” or “searched for.”

[12:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and David fasted.”

[12:16]  ¹² tn The three Hebrew verbs that follow in this verse are perfects with prefixed vav. They may describe repeated past actions or actions which accompanied David’s praying and fasting.

[15:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Absalom) has been specified in the translation for clarity.