2 Samuel 2:26

2:26 Then Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?”

2 Samuel 3:18

3:18 Act now! For the Lord has said to David, ‘By the hand of my servant David I will save ¹  my people Israel from ²  the Philistines and from all their enemies.’”

2 Samuel 6:12

6:12 David was told, ³  “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed-Edom and everything he owns because of the ark of God.” So David went and joyfully brought the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David.

2 Samuel 7:10

7:10 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle ⁴  them there; they will live there and not be disturbed ⁵  any more. Violent men ⁶  will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

2 Samuel 7:29

7:29 Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ⁷  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!” ⁸ 

2 Samuel 11:11

11:11 Uriah replied to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah reside in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and my lord’s soldiers are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and have marital relations ⁹  with my wife? As surely as you are alive, ¹⁰  I will not do this thing!”

2 Samuel 11:27

11:27 When the time of mourning passed, David had her brought to his palace. ¹¹  She became his wife and she bore him a son. But what David had done upset the Lord. ¹² 

2 Samuel 12:31

12:31 He removed ¹³  the people who were in it and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, putting them to work at the brick kiln. This was his policy ¹⁴  with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem. ¹⁵ 

2 Samuel 13:13

13:13 How could I ever be rid of my humiliation? And you would be considered one of the fools ¹⁶  in Israel! Just ¹⁷  speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

2 Samuel 13:28

13:28 Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk ¹⁸  and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!” ¹⁹ 

2 Samuel 13:32

13:32 Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said, “My lord should not say, ‘They have killed all the young men who are the king’s sons.’ For only Amnon is dead. This is what Absalom has talked about ²⁰  from the day that Amnon ²¹  humiliated his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 14:2

14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning ²²  and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time. ²³ 

2 Samuel 16:21

16:21 Ahithophel replied to Absalom, “Have sex with ²⁴  your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.” ²⁵ 

2 Samuel 18:32

18:32 The king asked the Cushite, “How is the young man Absalom?” The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who have plotted against you ²⁶  be like that young man!”

2 Samuel 19:28

19:28 After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather ²⁷  who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! ²⁸  What further claim do I have to ask ²⁹  the king for anything?”

2 Samuel 24:10

24:10 David felt guilty ³⁰  after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

[3:18]  ¹ tc The present translation follows the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate in reading “I will save,” rather than the MT “he saved.” The context calls for the 1st person common singular imperfect of the verb rather than the 3rd person masculine singular perfect.

[3:18]  ² tn Heb “from the hand of.”

[6:12]  ³ tn Heb “and it was told to David, saying.”

[7:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “plant.”

[7:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “shaken.”

[7:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “the sons of violence.”

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

[7:29]  ⁸ tn Or “permanently”; cf. NLT “it is an eternal blessing.”

[11:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “and lay.”

[11:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “as you live and as your soul lives.”

[11:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “David sent and gathered her to his house.”

[11:27]  ¹² tn Heb “and the thing which David had done was evil in the eyes of the Lord.” Note the verbal connection with v. 25. Though David did not regard the matter as evil, the Lord certainly did.

[12:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “brought out.”

[12:31]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and so he would do.”

[12:31]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[13:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and you will be like one of the fools.”

[13:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Now.”

[13:28]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “when good is the heart of Amnon with wine.”

[13:28]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and become sons of valor.”

[13:32]  ²⁰ tn Heb “it was placed on the mouth of Absalom.”

[13:32]  ²¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amnon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:2]  ²² tn The Hebrew Hitpael verbal form here indicates pretended rather than genuine action.

[14:2]  ²³ tn Heb “these many days.”

[16:21]  ²⁴ tn Heb “go to”; NAB “have (+ sexual NCV) relations with”; TEV “have intercourse with”; NLT “Go and sleep with.”

[16:21]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

[18:32]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and all those rising against you for evil.”

[19:28]  ²⁷ tn Heb “father.”

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

[19:28]  ²⁹ tn Heb “to cry out to.”

[24:10]  ³⁰ tn Heb “and the heart of David struck him.”