2 Samuel 2:1

David is Anointed King

2:1 Afterward David inquired of the Lord, “Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The Lord told him, “Go up.” David asked, “Where should I go?” The Lord replied, ¹  “To Hebron.”

2 Samuel 5:19

5:19 So David asked the Lord, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to David, “March up, for I will indeed ²  hand the Philistines over to you.”

2 Samuel 6:16-17

6:16 As the ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out the window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him. ³  6:17 They brought the ark of the Lord and put it in its place ⁴  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 7:11

7:11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief ⁵  from all your enemies. The Lord declares ⁶  to you that he himself ⁷  will build a dynastic house ⁸  for you.

2 Samuel 14:11

14:11 She replied, “In that case, ⁹  let the king invoke the name of ¹⁰  the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood may not kill! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of your son’s head ¹¹  will fall to the ground.”

2 Samuel 16:8

16:8 The Lord has punished you for ¹²  all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

2 Samuel 17:14

17:14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the Lord had decided ¹³  to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom.

2 Samuel 21:1

The Gibeonites Demand Revenge

21:1 During David’s reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. ¹⁴  The Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, ¹⁵  because he murdered the Gibeonites.”

2 Samuel 24:10

24:10 David felt guilty ¹⁶  after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

2 Samuel 24:16

24:16 When the angel ¹⁷  extended his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented from his judgment. ¹⁸  He told the angel who was killing the people, “That’s enough! Stop now!” ¹⁹  (Now the Lord’s angel was near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.)

[2:1]  ¹ tn Heb “he said.” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[5:19]  ² tn The infinitive absolute lends emphasis to the following verb.

[6:16]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds “in her heart.” Cf. CEV “she was disgusted (+ with him TEV)”; NLT “was filled with contempt for him”; NCV “she hated him.”

[6:17]  ⁴ tc The Syriac Peshitta lacks “in its place.”

[7:11]  ⁵ tn Or “rest.”

[7:11]  ⁶ tn In the Hebrew text the verb is apparently perfect with vav consecutive, which would normally suggest a future sense (“he will declare”; so the LXX, ἀπαγγελεῖ [apangelei]). But the context seems instead to call for a present or past nuance (“he declares” or “he has declared”). The synoptic passage in 1 Chr 17:10 has וָאַגִּד (va’aggid, “and I declared”). The construction used in 2 Sam 7:11 highlights this important statement.

[7:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “the Lord.”

[7:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “house,” but used here in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. Here the Lord’s use of the word plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple for the Lord. To reflect this in the English translation the adjective “dynastic” has been supplied.

[14:11]  ⁹ tn The words “in that case” are not in the Hebrew text, but may be inferred from the context. They are supplied in the translation for the sake of clarification.

[14:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “let the king remember.”

[14:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “of your son.”

[16:8]  ¹² tn Heb “has brought back upon you.”

[17:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “commanded.”

[21:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “sought the face of the Lord.”

[21:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and the house of bloodshed.”

[24:10]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and the heart of David struck him.”

[24:16]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “messenger.”

[24:16]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”

[24:16]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”