2 Samuel 5:23

5:23 So David asked the Lord what he should do. ¹  This time ²  the Lord ³  said to him, “Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 7:18

David Offers a Prayer to God

7:18 King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, ⁵  that you should have brought me to this point?

2 Samuel 16:23

16:23 In those days Ahithophel’s advice was considered as valuable as a prophetic revelation. ⁶  Both David and Absalom highly regarded the advice of Ahithophel. ⁷ 

[5:23]  ¹ tn The words “what to do” are not in the Hebrew text.

[5:23]  ² tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.

[5:23]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:23]  ⁴ tn Some translate as “balsam trees” (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NJB, NLT); cf. KJV, NKJV, ASV “mulberry trees”; NAB “mastic trees”; NEB, REB “aspens.” The exact identification of the type of tree or plant is uncertain.

[7:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[16:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “And the advice of Ahithophel which he advised in those days was as when one inquires of the word of God.”

[16:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “So was all the advice of Ahithophel, also to David, also to Absalom.”