2 Samuel 1:6

1:6 The young man who was telling him this ¹  said, “I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him.

2 Samuel 2:10

2:10 Ish-bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he began to rule over Israel. He ruled two years. However, the people ²  of Judah followed David.

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 ³  of the Philistines.”

2 Samuel 6:2

6:2 David and all the men who were with him traveled ⁴  to ⁵  Baalah ⁶  in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the name ⁷  of the Lord of hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.

2 Samuel 22:49

22:49 He delivers me from my enemies; ⁸ 

you snatch me away ⁹  from those who attack me; ¹⁰ 

you rescue me from violent men.

2 Samuel 24:1

David Displeases the Lord by Taking a Census

24:1 The Lord’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count Israel and Judah.” ¹¹ 

[1:6]  ¹ tc The Syriac Peshitta and one ms of the LXX lack the words “who was telling him this” of the MT.

[2:10]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[5:24]  ³ tn Heb “camp” (so NAB).

[6:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “arose and went.”

[6:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “from,” but the following context indicates they traveled to this location.

[6:2]  ⁶ tn This is another name for Kiriath-jearim (see 1 Chr 13:6).

[6:2]  ⁷ tc The MT has here a double reference to the name (שֵׁם שֵׁם, shem shem). Many medieval Hebrew mss in the first occurrence point the word differently and read the adverb שָׁם (sham, “there”). This is also the understanding of the Syriac Peshitta (Syr., taman). While this yields an acceptable understanding to the text, it is more likely that the MT dittographic here. The present translation therefore reads שֵׁם only once.

[22:49]  ⁸ tn Heb “and [the one who] brings me out from my enemies.”

[22:49]  ⁹ tn Heb “you lift me up.” In light of the preceding and following references to deliverance, the verb רוּם (rum) probably here refers to being rescued from danger (see Ps 9:13). However, it could mean “exalt; elevate” here, indicating that the Lord has given him victory over his enemies and forced them to acknowledge the psalmist’s superiority.

[22:49]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “from those who rise against me.”

[24:1]  ¹¹ sn The parallel text in 1 Chr 21:1 says, “An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.” The Samuel version gives an underlying theological perspective, while the Chronicler simply describes what happened from a human perspective. The adversary in 1 Chr 21:1 is likely a human enemy, probably a nearby nation whose hostility against Israel pressured David into numbering the people so he could assess his military strength. See the note at 1 Chr 21:1.