2 Samuel 7:29

7:29 Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ¹  so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!” ² 

2 Samuel 9:7

9:7 David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. You will be a regular guest at my table.” ³ 

2 Samuel 10:19

10:19 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer ⁴  saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. ⁵  The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

2 Samuel 11:13

11:13 Then David summoned him. He ate and drank with him, and got him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his lord; he did not go down to his own house.

2 Samuel 12:11

12:11 This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on you ⁶  from inside your own household! ⁷  Right before your eyes I will take your wives and hand them over to your companion. ⁸  He will have sexual relations with ⁹  your wives in broad daylight! ¹⁰ 

2 Samuel 13:13

13:13 How could I ever be rid of my humiliation? And you would be considered one of the fools ¹¹  in Israel! Just ¹²  speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

2 Samuel 19:28

19:28 After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather ¹³  who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! ¹⁴  What further claim do I have to ask ¹⁵  the king for anything?”

[7:29]  ¹ tn Heb “house” (again later in this verse). See the note on “dynastic house” in v. 27.

[7:29]  ² tn Or “permanently”; cf. NLT “it is an eternal blessing.”

[9:7]  ³ tn Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”

[10:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “the servants of Hadadezer.”

[10:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they served them.”

[12:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “raise up against you disaster.”

[12:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “house” (so NAB, NRSV); NCV, TEV, CEV “family.”

[12:11]  ⁸ tn Or “friend.”

[12:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “will lie with” (so NIV, NRSV); TEV “will have intercourse with”; CEV, NLT “will go to bed with.”

[12:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the eyes of this sun.”

[13:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and you will be like one of the fools.”

[13:13]  ¹² tn Heb “Now.”

[19:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “father.”

[19:28]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and you placed your servant among those who eat at your table.”

[19:28]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to cry out to.”