2 Samuel 5:10

5:10 David’s power grew steadily, for the Lord God 1  who commands armies 2  was with him. 3 

2 Samuel 13:38

13:38 After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he remained there for three years.

2 Samuel 14:23

14:23 So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. 4 

2 Samuel 15:9

15:9 The king replied to him, “Go in peace.” So Absalom 5  got up and went to Hebron.

1 tc 4QSama and the LXX lack the word “God,” probably due to harmonization with the more common biblical phrase “the Lord of hosts.”

2 tn Traditionally, “the Lord God of hosts” (KJV, NASB); NIV, NLT “the Lord God Almighty”; CEV “the Lord (+ God NCV) All-Powerful.”

3 tn The translation assumes that the disjunctive clause is circumstantial-causal, giving the reason for David’s success.

4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

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