2 Samuel 7:5
7:5 “Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the
Lord says: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?
2 Samuel 18:19
David Learns of Absalom’s Death
18:19 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run and give the king the good news that the Lord has vindicated him before his enemies.” 1
2 Samuel 23:3
23:3 The God of Israel spoke,
the protector 2 of Israel spoke to me.
The one who rules fairly among men,
the one who rules in the fear of God,
2 Samuel 24:12
24:12 “Go, tell David, ‘This is what the
Lord says: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.’”
1 tn Heb “that the Lord has vindicated him from the hand of his enemies.”
1 tn Heb “rock,” used as a metaphor of divine protection.