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, ¹  that you should have brought me to this point?

2 Samuel 11:27

11:27 When the time of mourning passed, David had her brought to his palace. ²  She became his wife and she bore him a son. But what David had done upset the Lord. ³ 

[7:18]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[11:27]  ² tn Heb “David sent and gathered her to his house.”

[11:27]  ³ tn Heb “and the thing which David had done was evil in the eyes of the Lord.” Note the verbal connection with v. 25. Though David did not regard the matter as evil, the Lord certainly did.