2 Samuel 5:21

5:21 The Philistines ¹  abandoned their idols ²  there, and David and his men picked them up.

2 Samuel 6:12

6:12 David was told, ³  “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed-Edom and everything he owns because of the ark of God.” So David went and joyfully brought the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David.

2 Samuel 17:14

17:14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the Lord had decided ⁴  to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom.

¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tc For “idols” the LXX and Vulgate have “gods.”

³ tn Heb “and it was told to David, saying.”

⁵ tn Heb “commanded.”