2 Samuel 2:18

2:18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there – Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. (Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)

2 Samuel 3:6

Abner Defects to David’s Camp

3:6 As the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was becoming more influential ¹  in the house of Saul.

2 Samuel 7:1

The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David

7:1 The king settled into his palace, ²  for the Lord gave him relief ³  from all his enemies on all sides. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 9:8

9:8 Then Mephibosheth ⁵  bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” ⁶ 

2 Samuel 11:6

11:6 So David sent a message to Joab that said, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.

2 Samuel 15:28

15:28 Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you ⁷  reaches me.”

2 Samuel 15:33

15:33 David said to him, “If you leave ⁸  with me you will be a burden to me.

2 Samuel 17:6

17:6 So Hushai came to Absalom. Absalom said to him, “Here is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his advice? If not, what would you recommend?”

2 Samuel 19:30

19:30 Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have ⁹  the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely ¹⁰  to his house!”

2 Samuel 22:31

22:31 The one true God acts in a faithful manner; ¹¹ 

the Lord’s promise is reliable; ¹² 

he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

2 Samuel 23:6-7

23:6 But evil people are like thorns –

all of them are tossed away,

for they cannot be held in the hand.

23:7 The one who touches them

must use an iron instrument

or the wooden shaft of a spear.

They are completely burned up right where they lie!” ¹³ 

2 Samuel 23:12

23:12 But he made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended ¹⁴  it and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory.

[3:6]  ¹ tn Heb “was strengthening himself.” The statement may have a negative sense here, perhaps suggesting that Abner was overstepping the bounds of political propriety in a self-serving way.

[7:1]  ² tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).

[7:1]  ³ tn Or “rest.”

[7:1]  ⁴ tn The translation understands the disjunctive clause in v. 1b as circumstantial-causal.

[9:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “What is your servant, that you turn to a dead dog which is like me?”

[15:28]  ⁷ tn The pronoun is plural, referring to Zadok and Abiathar.

[15:33]  ⁸ tn Heb “cross over.”

[19:30]  ⁹ tn Heb “take.”

[19:30]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in peace.”

[22:31]  ¹¹ tn Heb “[As for] the God, his way is blameless.” The term הָאֵל (ha’el, “the God”) stands as a nominative (or genitive) absolute in apposition to the resumptive pronominal suffix on “way.” The prefixed article emphasizes his distinctiveness as the one true God (see BDB 42 s.v. II אֵל 6; Deut 33:26). God’s “way” in this context refers to his protective and salvific acts in fulfillment of his promise (see also Deut 32:4; Pss 67:2; 77:13 [note vv. 11-12, 14]; 103:7; 138:5; 145:17).

[22:31]  ¹² tn Heb “the word of the Lord is purified.” The Lord’s “word” probably refers here to his oracle(s) of victory delivered to the psalmist before the battle(s) described in the following context. See also Pss 12:5-7 and 138:2-3. David frequently received such oracles before going into battle (see 1 Sam 23:2, 4-5, 10-12; 30:8; 2 Sam 5:19). The Lord’s word of promise is absolutely reliable; it is compared to metal that has been refined in fire and cleansed of impurities. See Ps 12:6. In the ancient Near East kings would typically seek and receive oracles from their god(s) prior to battle. For examples, see R. B. Chisholm, “An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22” (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 241-42.

[23:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “and with fire they are completely burned up in [the place where they] remain.” The infinitive absolute is used before the finite verb to emphasize that they are completely consumed by the fire.

[23:12]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “delivered.”