2 Samuel 5:13

5:13 David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.

2 Samuel 8:11

8:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ¹  along with the dedicated silver and gold that he had taken from ²  all the nations that he had subdued,

2 Samuel 11:19

11:19 He instructed the messenger as follows: “When you finish giving the battle report to the king,

2 Samuel 19:39

19:39 So all the people crossed the Jordan, as did the king. After the king had kissed him and blessed him, Barzillai returned to his home. ³ 

2 Samuel 20:14

20:14 Sheba ⁴  traveled through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of ⁵  Beth Maacah and all the Berite region. When they had assembled, ⁶  they too joined him.

2 Samuel 23:1

David’s Final Words

23:1 These are the final words of David:

“The oracle of David son of Jesse,

the oracle of the man raised up as

the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, ⁷ 

Israel’s beloved ⁸  singer of songs:

[8:11]  ¹ tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

[8:11]  ² tn Heb “with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from.”

[19:39]  ³ tn Heb “to his place.”

[20:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sheba) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:14]  ⁵ tc In keeping with the form of the name in v. 15, the translation deletes the “and” found in the MT.

[20:14]  ⁶ tc The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew mss, and the ancient versions in reading וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ (vayyiqqahalu, “and they were gathered together”) rather than the Kethib of the MT וַיִּקְלֻהוּ (vayyiqluhu, “and they cursed him”). The Kethib is the result of metathesis.

[23:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the anointed one of the God of Jacob.”

[23:1]  ⁸ tn Or “pleasant.”