22:11 “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would. 1
17:1 When David had settled into his palace, 2 he 3 said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace 4 made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” 5
20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, 6 Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.
1 tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”
2 tn Heb “house.”
3 tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.
4 tn Heb “house.”
5 tn Heb “tent curtains.”
6 tn Heb “and it was at the time of the turning of the year, at the time of the going out of kings.”