2 Samuel 2:5

2:5 So David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh Gilead and told them, “May you be blessed by the Lord because you have shown this kindness ¹  to your lord Saul by burying him.

2 Samuel 7:18

David Offers a Prayer to God

7:18 King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, ²  that you should have brought me to this point?

2 Samuel 9:8

9:8 Then Mephibosheth ³  bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” ⁴ 

2 Samuel 18:11

18:11 Joab replied to the man who was telling him this, “What! You saw this? Why didn’t you strike him down right on the spot? ⁵  I would have given you ten pieces of silver ⁶  and a commemorative belt!” ⁷ 

2 Samuel 19:36

19:36 I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. ⁸  Why should the king reward me in this way?

[2:5]  ¹ tn Or “loyalty.”

[7:18]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[9:8]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “What is your servant, that you turn to a dead dog which is like me?”

[18:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “Why did you not strike him down there to the ground.”

[18:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “ten [shekels] of silver.” This would have been about 4 ounces (114 grams) of silver by weight.

[18:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “and a girdle” (so KJV); NIV “a warrior’s belt”; CEV “a special belt”; NLT “a hero’s belt.”

[19:36]  ⁸ tn Heb “Like a little your servant will cross the Jordan with the king.”