19:1 Later King Nahash of the Ammonites died and his son succeeded him.
18:1 Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its surrounding towns 7 away from the Philistines. 8
17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies 9 says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd 10 to make you a leader of my people Israel.
1 tn Heb “fathers.”
2 tn Heb “prostituted themselves after.”
3 tn Heb “the peoples of the land.”
4 tn Heb “stuck close after.”
5 tn Heb “the Philistines.” The translation has substituted the pronoun “they” to avoid redundancy.
6 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn 2 Sam 8:1 identifies this region as “Metheg Ammah.”
8 tn Heb “from the hand of the Philistines.” Here “hand” is figurative language for “control.”
10 tn Traditionally, “
11 tn Heb “and from after sheep.”