2 Samuel 22:24

22:24 I was blameless before him;

I kept myself from sinning. ¹ 

2 Samuel 7:6

7:6 I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day. Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent. ² 

2 Samuel 7:9

7:9 I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated ³  all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “from my sin,” that is, from making it my own in any way. Leading a “blameless” life meant that the king would be loyal to God’s covenant, purge the government and society of evil and unjust officials, and reward loyalty to the Lord (see Ps 101).

² tn Heb “in a tent and in a dwelling.” The expression is a hendiadys, using two terms to express one idea.

³ tn Heb “cut off.”

⁴ tn Heb “and I will make for you a great name like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.”