2 Samuel 3:12

3:12 Then Abner sent messengers ¹  to David saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make an agreement ²  with me, and I will do whatever I can ³  to cause all Israel to turn to you.”

2 Samuel 7:23

7:23 Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation ⁴  on the earth? Their God ⁵  went ⁶  to claim ⁷  a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, ⁸  before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods. ⁹ 

2 Samuel 9:7

9:7 David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. You will be a regular guest at my table.” ¹⁰ 

2 Samuel 13:20

13:20 Her brother Absalom said to her, “Was Amnon your brother with you? Now be quiet, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take it so seriously!” ¹¹  Tamar, devastated, lived in the house of her brother Absalom.

2 Samuel 14:17

14:17 So your servant said, ‘May the word of my lord the king be my security, for my lord the king is like the angel of God when it comes to deciding between right and wrong! May the Lord your God be with you!’”

2 Samuel 15:20

15:20 It seems like you arrived just yesterday. Today should I make you wander around by going with us? I go where I must go. But as for you, go back and take your men ¹²  with you. May genuine loyal love ¹³  protect ¹⁴  you!”

[3:12]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds here, “on his behalf.”

[3:12]  ² tn Heb “cut a covenant.” So also in vv. 13, 21.

[3:12]  ³ tn Heb “and behold, my hand is with you.”

[7:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “a nation, one.”

[7:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “whose God” or “because God.” In the Hebrew text this clause is subordinated to what precedes. The clauses are separated in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:23]  ⁶ tn The verb is plural in Hebrew, agreeing grammatically with the divine name, which is a plural of degree.

[7:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “redeem.”

[7:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “and to do for you [plural form] the great [thing] and awesome [things] for your land.”

[7:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “from Egypt, nations and their gods.” The LXX has “nations and tents,” which reflects a mistaken metathesis of letters in אֶלֹהָיו (e’lohav, “its gods”) and אֹהָלָיו (’ohalav, “its tents”).

[9:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”

[13:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Don’t set your heart to this thing!”

[15:20]  ¹² tn Heb “brothers,” but see v. 22.

[15:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “loyal love and truth.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[15:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “be with.”