2 Samuel 1:11

1:11 David then grabbed his own clothes ¹  and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.

2 Samuel 3:15

3:15 So Ish-bosheth took her ²  from her husband Paltiel ³  son of Laish.

2 Samuel 11:26

11:26 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for him. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 13:3

13:3 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty man.

2 Samuel 14:5

14:5 The king replied to her, “What do you want?” ⁵  She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 15:1

Absalom Leads an Insurrection against David

15:1 Some time later Absalom managed to acquire ⁶  a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. ⁷ 

2 Samuel 15:5

15:5 When someone approached to bow before him, Absalom ⁸  would extend his hand and embrace him and kiss him.

2 Samuel 15:13

David Flees from Jerusalem

15:13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!” ⁹ 

2 Samuel 16:15

The Advice of Ahithophel

16:15 Now when Absalom and all the men ¹⁰  of Israel arrived in Jerusalem, ¹¹  Ahithophel was with him.

2 Samuel 17:24

17:24 Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.

2 Samuel 18:10

18:10 When one ¹²  of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.

2 Samuel 23:7

23:7 The one who touches them

must use an iron instrument

or the wooden shaft of a spear.

They are completely burned up right where they lie!” ¹³ 

[1:11]  ¹ tc The present translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading “his garments,” rather than “his garment,” the reading of the Kethib.

[3:15]  ² tn Heb “sent and took her.”

[3:15]  ³ tn In 1 Sam 25:44 this name appears as “Palti.”

[11:26]  ³ tn Heb “for her lord.”

[14:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “What to you?”

[15:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “acquired for himself.”

[15:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”

[15:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Absalom) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “the heart of the men of Israel is with Absalom.”

[16:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “and all the people, the men of Israel.”

[16:15]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:10]  ⁹ tc 4QSam^a lacks the word “one.”

[23:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and with fire they are completely burned up in [the place where they] remain.” The infinitive absolute is used before the finite verb to emphasize that they are completely consumed by the fire.