2 Samuel 12:25
Konteks12:25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah 1 for the Lord’s sake.
2 Samuel 16:17
Konteks16:17 Absalom said to Hushai, “Do you call this loyalty to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?”
2 Samuel 22:23
Konteks22:23 For I am aware of all his regulations, 2
and I do not reject his rules. 3
[12:25] 1 sn The name Jedidiah means “loved by the
[22:23] 2 tn Heb “for all his regulations are before me.” The term מִשְׁפָּטָו (mishpatav, “his regulations”) refers to God’s covenantal requirements, especially those which the king is responsible to follow (cf Deut 17:18-20). See also Pss 19:9 (cf vv. 7-8); 89:30; 147:20 (cf v. 19), as well as the numerous uses of the term in Ps 119.
[22:23] 3 tn Heb “and his rules, I do not turn aside from it.” Ps 18:22 reads, “and his rules I do not turn aside from me.” The prefixed verbal form is probably an imperfect; David here generalizes about his loyalty to God’s commands. The