2 Samuel 3:36

3:36 All the people noticed this and it pleased them. ¹  In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people.

2 Samuel 3:38

3:38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great leader ²  has fallen this day in Israel?

2 Samuel 7:1

The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David

7:1 The king settled into his palace, ³  for the Lord gave him relief ⁴  from all his enemies on all sides. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 9:4

9:4 The king asked him, “Where is he?” Ziba told the king, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.

2 Samuel 12:12

12:12 Although you have acted in secret, I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.’” ⁶ 

2 Samuel 12:26

David’s Forces Defeat the Ammonites

12:26 ⁷ So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

2 Samuel 13:24

13:24 Then Absalom went to the king and said, “My shearers have begun their work. ⁸  Let the king and his servants go with me.”

2 Samuel 13:27

13:27 But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons along with him.

2 Samuel 13:31

13:31 Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

2 Samuel 15:17

15:17 The king and all the people set out on foot, pausing ⁹  at a spot ¹⁰  some distance away.

2 Samuel 16:7

16:7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man! ¹¹ 

2 Samuel 18:10

18:10 When one ¹²  of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.

2 Samuel 19:29

19:29 Then the king replied to him, “Why should you continue speaking like this? You and Ziba will inherit the field together.”

[3:36]  ¹ tn Heb “it was good in their eyes.”

[3:38]  ² tn Heb “a leader and a great one.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[7:1]  ³ tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).

[7:1]  ⁴ tn Or “rest.”

[7:1]  ⁵ tn The translation understands the disjunctive clause in v. 1b as circumstantial-causal.

[12:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “and before the sun.”

[12:26]  ⁷ sn Here the narrative resumes the battle story that began in 11:1 (see 11:25). The author has interrupted that story to give the related account of David’s sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah. He now returns to the earlier story and brings it to a conclusion.

[13:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “your servant has sheepshearers.” The phrase “your servant” also occurs at the end of the verse.

[15:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they stood.”

[15:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “house.”

[16:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “man of worthlessness.”

[18:10]  ¹² tc 4QSam^a lacks the word “one.”