2 Samuel 5:3

5:3 When all the leaders ¹  of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them ²  in Hebron before the Lord. They designated ³  David as king over Israel.

2 Samuel 5:24

5:24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, act decisively. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army ⁴  of the Philistines.”

2 Samuel 6:13

6:13 Those who carried the ark of the Lord took six steps and then David ⁵  sacrificed an ox and a fatling calf.

2 Samuel 12:24

12:24 So David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went to her and had marital relations with her. ⁶  She gave birth to a son, and David ⁷  named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved the child ⁸ 

2 Samuel 21:7

21:7 The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the Lord’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

[5:3]  ¹ tn Heb “elders.”

[5:3]  ² tn Heb “and the king, David, cut for them a covenant.”

[5:3]  ³ tn Heb “anointed.”

[5:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “camp” (so NAB).

[6:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he lay with her.”

[12:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity. While some translations render the pronoun as third person plural (“they”), implying that both David and Bathsheba together named the child, it is likely that the name “Solomon,” which is related to the Hebrew word for “peace” (and may be derived from it) had special significance for David, who would have regarded the birth of a second child to Bathsheba as a confirming sign that God had forgiven his sin and was at peace with him.

[12:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “him,” referring to the child.