2 Samuel 3:5

3:5 His sixth son was Ithream, born to David’s wife Eglah. These sons ¹  were all born to David in Hebron.

2 Samuel 6:4

6:4 They brought ²  it with the ark of God up from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Ahio was walking in front of the ark,

2 Samuel 6:18

6:18 When David finished offering the burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

2 Samuel 8:9

8:9 When King Toi ³  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

2 Samuel 10:1

David and the Ammonites

10:1 Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 10:10

10:10 He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army ⁵  and they were deployed ⁶  against the Ammonites.

2 Samuel 13:39

13:39 The king longed ⁷  to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon. ⁸ 

2 Samuel 18:16

18:16 Then Joab blew the trumpet ⁹  and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.

2 Samuel 19:25

19:25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

[3:5]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text does not have “sons.”

[6:4]  ² tn Heb “lifted.”

[8:9]  ³ tn The name is spelled “Tou” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:9. NIV adopts the spelling “Tou” here.

[10:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “reigned in his place.”

[10:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “people.”

[10:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “he arranged.”

[13:39]  ⁷ tc The translation follows 4QSam^a in reading רוּחַ הַמֶּלֶךְ (ruakh hammelekh, “the spirit of the king”) rather than the MT דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ (david hammelekh, “David the king”). The understanding reflected in the translation above is that David, though alienated during this time from his son Absalom, still had an abiding love and concern for him. He longed for reconciliation with him. A rather different interpretation of the verse supposes that David’s interest in taking military action against Absalom grew slack with the passing of time, and this in turn enabled David’s advisers to encourage him toward reconciliation with Absalom. For the latter view, see P. K. McCarter, II Samuel (AB), 344, and cf. CEV.

[13:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “was consoled over Amnon, because he was dead.”

[18:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “the shophar” (the ram’s horn trumpet).