2 Samuel 3:14

3:14 David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth son of Saul with this demand: ¹  “Give me my wife Michal whom I acquired ²  for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

2 Samuel 6:17

6:17 They brought the ark of the Lord and put it in its place ³  in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before the Lord.

2 Samuel 23:1

David’s Final Words

23:1 These are the final words of David:

“The oracle of David son of Jesse,

the oracle of the man raised up as

the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, ⁴ 

Israel’s beloved ⁵  singer of songs:

[3:14]  ¹ tn Heb “to Ish-bosheth son of Saul saying.” To avoid excessive sibilance (especially when read aloud) the translation renders “saying” as “with this demand.”

[3:14]  ² tn Heb “whom I betrothed to myself.”

[6:17]  ³ tc The Syriac Peshitta lacks “in its place.”

[23:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “the anointed one of the God of Jacob.”

[23:1]  ⁵ tn Or “pleasant.”