2 Samuel 4:7

4:7 They had entered ¹  the house while Ish-bosheth ²  was resting on his bed in his bedroom. They mortally wounded him ³  and then cut off his head. ⁴  Taking his head, ⁵  they traveled on the way of the Arabah all that night.

2 Samuel 5:3

5:3 When all the leaders ⁶  of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them ⁷  in Hebron before the Lord. They designated ⁸  David as king over Israel.

2 Samuel 5:17

Conflict with the Philistines

5:17 When the Philistines heard that David had been designated ⁹  king over Israel, they all ¹⁰  went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.

2 Samuel 7:26

7:26 so you may gain lasting fame, ¹¹  as people say, ¹²  ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!’ The dynasty ¹³  of your servant David will be established before you,

2 Samuel 12:7

12:7 Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose ¹⁴  you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

[4:7]  ¹ tn After the concluding disjunctive clause at the end of v. 6, the author now begins a more detailed account of the murder and its aftermath.

[4:7]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ish-bosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:7]  ³ tn Heb “they struck him down and killed him.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.

[4:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they removed his head.” The Syriac Peshitta and Vulgate lack these words.

[4:7]  ⁵ tc The Lucianic Greek recension lacks the words “his head.”

[5:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “elders.”

[5:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the king, David, cut for them a covenant.”

[5:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “anointed.”

[5:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[5:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all the Philistines.”

[7:26]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result.

[7:26]  ¹² tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.

[7:26]  ¹³ tn Heb “the house.” See the note on “dynastic house” in the following verse.

[12:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “anointed.”