2 Samuel 4:3
Konteks4:3 for the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have remained there as resident foreigners until the present time.) 1
2 Samuel 11:6
Konteks11:6 So David sent a message to Joab that said, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
2 Samuel 13:7
Konteks13:7 So David sent Tamar to the house saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare some food for him.”
2 Samuel 21:22
Konteks21:22 These four were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed 2 by David and his soldiers. 3
2 Samuel 22:9
Konteks22:9 Smoke ascended from 4 his nose; 5
fire devoured as it came from his mouth; 6
he hurled down fiery coals. 7
[4:3] 1 tn Heb “until this day.”
[21:22] 3 tn Heb “his servants.”
[22:9] 4 tn Heb “within” or “[from] within.” For a discussion of the use of the preposition בְּ (bet) here, see R. B. Chisholm, “An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22” (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 163-64.
[22:9] 5 tn Or “in his anger.” The noun אַף (’af) can carry the abstract meaning “anger,” but the parallelism (note “from his mouth”) suggests the more concrete meaning “nose” here (most English versions, “nostrils”). See also v. 16, “the powerful breath of your nose.”
[22:9] 6 tn Heb “fire from his mouth devoured.” In this poetic narrative the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not an imperfect. Note the two perfect verbal forms in the verse.
[22:9] sn For other examples of fire as a weapon in Old Testament theophanies and ancient Near Eastern portrayals of warring gods and kings, see R. B. Chisholm, “An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22” (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 165-67.
[22:9] 7 tn Heb “coals burned from him.” Perhaps the psalmist pictures God’s fiery breath igniting coals (see Job 41:21), which he then hurls as weapons (see Ps 120:4).
