2 Samuel 10:9

10:9 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ¹ 

2 Samuel 10:17

10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ²  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

2 Samuel 12:5

12:5 Then David became very angry at this man. He said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! ³ 

2 Samuel 22:49

22:49 He delivers me from my enemies; ⁴ 

you snatch me away ⁵  from those who attack me; ⁶ 

you rescue me from violent men.

[10:9]  ¹ tn Heb “and Joab saw that the face of the battle was to him before and behind and he chose from all the best in Israel and arranged to meet Aram.”

[10:17]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[12:5]  ³ tn Heb “the man doing this [is] a son of death.” See 1 Sam 20:31 for another use of this expression, which must mean “he is as good as dead” or “he deserves to die,” as 1 Sam 20:32 makes clear.

[22:49]  ⁴ tn Heb “and [the one who] brings me out from my enemies.”

[22:49]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Heb “from those who rise against me.”