2 Samuel 22:51

22:51 He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; ¹ 

he is faithful to his chosen ruler, ² 

to David and to his descendants forever!”

2 Samuel 10:2

10:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty ³  to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father was loyal ⁴  to me.” So David sent his servants with a message expressing sympathy over his father’s death. ⁵  When David’s servants entered the land of the Ammonites,

2 Samuel 2:6

2:6 Now may the Lord show you true kindness! ⁶  I also will reward you, ⁷  because you have done this deed.

2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ⁸ Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ⁹  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 Samuel 9:3

9:3 The king asked, “Is there not someone left from Saul’s family, ¹⁰  that I may extend God’s kindness to him?” Ziba said to the king, “One of Jonathan’s sons is left; both of his feet are crippled.”

2 Samuel 9:7

9:7 David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. You will be a regular guest at my table.” ¹¹ 

2 Samuel 15:20

15:20 It seems like you arrived just yesterday. Today should I make you wander around by going with us? I go where I must go. But as for you, go back and take your men ¹²  with you. May genuine loyal love ¹³  protect ¹⁴  you!”

2 Samuel 3:8

3:8 These words of Ish-bosheth really angered Abner and he said, “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah? This very day I am demonstrating ¹⁵  loyalty to the house of Saul your father and to his relatives ¹⁶  and his friends! I have not betrayed you into the hand of David. Yet you have accused me of sinning with this woman today! ¹⁷ 

¹ tc The translation follows the Kethib and the ancient versions in reading מַגְדִּיל (magdil, “he magnifies”) rather than the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss of the MT which read מִגְדּוֹל (migdol, “tower”). See Ps 18:50.

² tn Heb “[the one who] does loyalty to his anointed one.”

³ tn Heb “do loyalty.”

⁴ tn Heb “did loyalty.”

⁵ tn Heb “and David sent to console him by the hand of his servants concerning his father.”

⁵ tn Or “loyalty and devotion.”

⁶ tn Heb “will do with you this good.”

⁷ 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.

⁸ tn Heb “house.”

⁹ tn Heb “house.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”

¹³ tn Heb “brothers,” but see v. 22.

¹⁴ tn Heb “loyal love and truth.” The expression is a hendiadys.

¹⁵ tn Heb “be with.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “I do.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “brothers.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “and you have laid upon me the guilt of the woman today.”