2 Samuel 2:6

2:6 Now may the Lord show you true kindness! ¹  I also will reward you, ²  because you have done this deed.

2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ³ Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ⁴  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

¹ tn Or “loyalty and devotion.”

² tn Heb “will do with you this good.”

³ sn 2 Samuel 9–20 is known as the Succession Narrative. It is a literary unit that describes David’s efforts at consolidating his own kingdom following the demise of King Saul; it also provides the transition to subsequent leadership on the part of David’s successor Solomon.

⁴ tn Heb “house.”