2 Samuel 5:2

5:2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. ¹  The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”

2 Samuel 14:11

14:11 She replied, “In that case, ²  let the king invoke the name of ³  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 ⁴  will fall to the ground.”

2 Samuel 14:22

14:22 Then Joab bowed down with his face toward the ground and thanked ⁵  the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your ⁶  servant!”

2 Samuel 18:32

18:32 The king asked the Cushite, “How is the young man Absalom?” The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who have plotted against you ⁷  be like that young man!”

[5:2]  ¹ tn Heb “you were the one leading out and the one leading in Israel.”

[14:11]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb “let the king remember.”

[14:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “of your son.”

[14:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “blessed.”

[14:22]  ⁶ tc The present translation reads with the Qere “your” rather than the MT “his.”

[18:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “and all those rising against you for evil.”