2 Samuel 1:23

1:23 Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved ¹  during their lives,

and not even in their deaths were they separated.

They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 3:39

3:39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! ²  May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!” ³ 

2 Samuel 5:19

5:19 So David asked the Lord, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to David, “March up, for I will indeed ⁴  hand the Philistines over to you.”

2 Samuel 7:28

7:28 Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! ⁵  May your words prove to be true! ⁶  You have made this good promise to your servant! ⁷ 

2 Samuel 12:23

12:23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Am I able to bring him back? I will go to him, but he cannot return to me!’”

2 Samuel 14:25

14:25 Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom. ⁸  From the sole of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance. ⁹ 

2 Samuel 15:21

15:21 But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king is, whether dead or alive, ¹⁰  there I ¹¹  will be as well!”

2 Samuel 15:24

15:24 Zadok and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. When they positioned the ark of God, Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving ¹²  the city.

2 Samuel 15:34

15:34 But you will be able to counter the advice of Ahithophel if you go back to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king! Previously I was your father’s servant, and now I will be your servant.’

2 Samuel 16:8

16:8 The Lord has punished you for ¹³  all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

2 Samuel 18:7

18:7 The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. ¹⁴  The slaughter there was great that day – 20,000 soldiers were killed.

2 Samuel 19:20

19:20 For I, your servant, ¹⁵  know that I sinned, and I have come today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

2 Samuel 20:19

20:19 I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city ¹⁶  in Israel. Why should you swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”

2 Samuel 24:14

24:14 David said to Gad, “I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the Lord, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!” ¹⁷ 

[1:23]  ¹ tn Heb “beloved and dear.”

[3:39]  ² tn Heb “are hard from me.”

[3:39]  ³ tn Heb “May the Lord repay the doer of the evil according to his evil” (NASB similar).

[5:19]  ⁴ tn The infinitive absolute lends emphasis to the following verb.

[7:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “the God.” The article indicates uniqueness here.

[7:28]  ⁶ tn The translation understands the prefixed verb form as a jussive, indicating David’s wish/prayer. Another option is to take the form as an imperfect and translate “your words are true.”

[7:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.”

[14:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “Like Absalom there was not a handsome man in all Israel to boast exceedingly.”

[14:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “there was not in him a blemish.”

[15:21]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “whether for death or for life.”

[15:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your servant.”

[15:24]  ¹² tn Heb “crossing from.”

[16:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “has brought back upon you.”

[18:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “servants” (also in v. 9).

[19:20]  ¹⁵ tn The Hebrew text has simply “your servant.”

[20:19]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “a city and a mother.” The expression is a hendiadys, meaning that this city was an important one in Israel and had smaller cities dependent on it.

[24:14]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “There is great distress to me. Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for great is his mercy, but into the hand of man let me not fall.”