2 Samuel 2:1

David is Anointed King

2:1 Afterward David inquired of the Lord, “Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The Lord told him, “Go up.” David asked, “Where should I go?” The Lord replied, 1  “To Hebron.”

2 Samuel 2:11

2:11 David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years. 2 

2 Samuel 3:2-3

3:2 Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite. 3:3 His second son 3  was Kileab, born to Abigail the widow 4  of Nabal the Carmelite. His third son was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.

2 Samuel 5:5

5:5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem 5  he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

2 Samuel 5:1

David Is Anointed King Over Israel

5:1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood! 6 

2 Samuel 11:3

11:3 So David sent someone to inquire about the woman. The messenger 7  said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

2 Samuel 12:23

12:23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Am I able to bring him back? I will go to him, but he cannot return to me!’”

2 Samuel 12:1

Nathan the Prophet Confronts David

12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan 8  to David. When he came to David, 9  Nathan 10  said, 11  “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

1 tn Heb “he said.” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

2 tn Heb “And the number of the days in which David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.”

3 tn The Hebrew text does not have the word “son.” So also in vv. 3-5.

4 tn Heb “wife.”

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6 tn Heb “look we are your bone and your flesh.”

7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the messenger) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

8 tc A few medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, and the Syriac Peshitta add “the prophet.” The words are included in a few modern English version (e.g., TEV, CEV, NLT).

9 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

10 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

11 tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”