2 Samuel 1:24

1:24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

who clothed you in scarlet ¹  as well as jewelry,

who put gold jewelry on your clothes.

2 Samuel 4:6

4:6 They ²  entered the house under the pretense of getting wheat and mortally wounded him ³  in the stomach. Then Recab and his brother Baanah escaped.

2 Samuel 7:15

7:15 But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

2 Samuel 7:26

7:26 so you may gain lasting fame, ⁴  as people say, ⁵  ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!’ The dynasty ⁶  of your servant David will be established before you,

2 Samuel 10:4-5

10:4 So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved off half of each one’s beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, ⁷  and then sent them away. 10:5 Messengers ⁸  told David what had happened, ⁹  so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ¹⁰  until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.”

2 Samuel 13:34

13:34 In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west ¹¹  on a road beside the hill.

2 Samuel 15:22

15:22 So David said to Ittai, “Come along then.” ¹²  So Ittai the Gittite went along, ¹³  accompanied by all his men and all the dependents ¹⁴  who were with him.

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 ¹⁵  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 19:17

19:17 There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him, along with Ziba the servant ¹⁶  of Saul’s household, and with him his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They hurriedly crossed ¹⁷  the Jordan within sight of the king.

2 Samuel 19:20

19:20 For I, your servant, ¹⁸  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 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, ¹⁹ 

Israel’s beloved ²⁰  singer of songs:

2 Samuel 23:3

23:3 The God of Israel spoke,

the protector ²¹  of Israel spoke to me.

The one who rules fairly among men,

the one who rules in the fear of God,

[1:24]  ¹ sn Clothing of scarlet was expensive and beyond the financial reach of most people.

[4:6]  ² tc For the MT’s וְהֵנָּה (vÿhennah, “and they,” feminine) read וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, “and behold”). See the LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Targum.

[4:6]  ³ tn Heb “and they struck him down.”

[7:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result.

[7:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.

[7:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “the house.” See the note on “dynastic house” in the following verse.

[10:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he cut their robes in the middle unto their buttocks.”

[10:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the messengers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:5]  ⁹ tn The words “what had happened” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:5]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[13:34]  ¹¹ tn Heb “behind him.”

[15:22]  ¹² tn Heb “Come and cross over.”

[15:22]  ¹³ tn Heb “crossed over.”

[15:22]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “all the little ones.”

[15:24]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “crossing from.”

[19:17]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “youth.”

[19:17]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “rushed into.”

[19:20]  ¹⁸ tn The Hebrew text has simply “your servant.”

[23:1]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “the anointed one of the God of Jacob.”

[23:1]  ²⁰ tn Or “pleasant.”

[23:3]  ²¹ tn Heb “rock,” used as a metaphor of divine protection.