2 Samuel 6:17

6:17 They brought the ark of the Lord and put it in its place ¹  in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before the Lord.

2 Samuel 11:20

11:20 if the king becomes angry and asks you, ‘Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you realize they would shoot from the wall?

2 Samuel 20:14

20:14 Sheba ²  traveled through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of ³  Beth Maacah and all the Berite region. When they had assembled, ⁴  they too joined him.

2 Samuel 21:15

Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines

21:15 Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers ⁵  and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

[6:17]  ¹ tc The Syriac Peshitta lacks “in its place.”

[20:14]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sheba) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:14]  ³ tc In keeping with the form of the name in v. 15, the translation deletes the “and” found in the MT.

[20:14]  ⁴ 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.

[21:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “his servants.”