2 Samuel 5:1

David Is Anointed King Over Israel

5:1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood! ¹ 

2 Samuel 5:25

5:25 David did just as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer. ² 

2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ³ Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ⁴  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 Samuel 13:36

13:36 Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. ⁵  The king and all his servants wept loudly ⁶  as well.

2 Samuel 15:1

Absalom Leads an Insurrection against David

15:1 Some time later Absalom managed to acquire ⁷  a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. ⁸ 

2 Samuel 18:1

The Death of Absalom

18:1 David assembled the army that was with him. He appointed leaders of thousands and leaders of hundreds.

2 Samuel 22:1

David Sings to the Lord

22:1 ⁹ David sang ¹⁰  to the Lord the words of this song when ¹¹  the Lord rescued him from the power ¹²  of all his enemies, including Saul. ¹³ 

[5:1]  ¹ tn Heb “look we are your bone and your flesh.”

[5:25]  ² tn Heb “from Gibeon until you enter Gezer.”

[9:1]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[13:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they lifted their voice and wept.”

[13:36]  ⁶ tn Heb “with a great weeping.”

[15:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “acquired for himself.”

[15:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”

[22:1]  ⁹ sn In this long song of thanks, David affirms that God is his faithful protector. He recalls in highly poetic fashion how God intervened in awesome power and delivered him from death. His experience demonstrates that God vindicates those who are blameless and remain loyal to him. True to his promises, God gives the king victory on the battlefield and enables him to subdue nations. A parallel version of the song appears in Ps 18.

[22:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “spoke.”

[22:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “in the day,” or “at the time.”

[22:1]  ¹² tn Heb “hand.”

[22:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “and from the hand of Saul.”