2 Samuel 2:2

2:2 So David went up, along with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, formerly the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ¹ Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ²  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 Samuel 10:15

10:15 When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they consolidated their forces. ³ 

2 Samuel 11:6

11:6 So David sent a message to Joab that said, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.

2 Samuel 12:12

12:12 Although you have acted in secret, I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.’” ⁴ 

2 Samuel 14:5

14:5 The king replied to her, “What do you want?” ⁵  She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:24

14:24 But the king said, “Let him go over ⁶  to his own house. He may not see my face.” So Absalom went over ⁷  to his own house; he did not see the king’s face.

2 Samuel 16:14

16:14 The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David ⁸  refreshed himself.

2 Samuel 18:13

18:13 If I had acted at risk of my own life ⁹  – and nothing is hidden from the king! – you would have abandoned me.” ¹⁰ 

2 Samuel 22:18

22:18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, ¹¹ 

from those who hate me,

for they were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 23:6

23:6 But evil people are like thorns –

all of them are tossed away,

for they cannot be held in the hand.

[9:1]  ¹ sn 2 Samuel 9–20 is known as the Succession Narrative. It is a literary unit that describes David’s efforts at consolidating his own kingdom following the demise of King Saul; it also provides the transition to subsequent leadership on the part of David’s successor Solomon.

[9:1]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[10:15]  ³ tn Heb “were gathered together.”

[12:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “and before the sun.”

[14:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “What to you?”

[14:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “turn aside.”

[14:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “turned aside.”

[16:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:13]  ⁹ tc The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew mss, and a number of the ancient versions in reading בְנַפְשִׁי (vÿnafshi, “against my life”) rather than the MT בְנַפְשׁוֹ (vÿnafsho, “against his life”).

[18:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “stood aloof.”

[22:18]  ¹¹ tn The singular refers either to personified death or collectively to the psalmist’s enemies. The following line, which refers to “those [plural] who hate me,” favors the latter.