David was told, 2 “The people 3 of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.”
5:3 When all the leaders 4 of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them 5 in Hebron before the Lord. They designated 6 David as king over Israel.
5:17 When the Philistines heard that David had been designated 7 king over Israel, they all 8 went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.
12:7 Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose 9 you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.
23:1 These are the final words of David:
“The oracle of David son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man raised up as
the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, 10
Israel’s beloved 11 singer of songs:
1 tn Heb “house.”
2 tn Heb “and they told David.” The subject appears to be indefinite, allowing one to translate the verb as passive with David as subject.
3 tn Heb “men.”
4 tn Heb “elders.”
5 tn Heb “and the king, David, cut for them a covenant.”
6 tn Heb “anointed.”
7 tn Heb “anointed.”
8 tn Heb “all the Philistines.”
10 tn Heb “anointed.”
13 tn Heb “the anointed one of the God of Jacob.”
14 tn Or “pleasant.”