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 6:1

David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem

6:1 David again assembled ²  all the best ³  men in Israel, thirty thousand in number.

2 Samuel 7:3

7:3 Nathan replied to the king, “You should go ⁴  and do whatever you have in mind, ⁵  for the Lord is with you.”

2 Samuel 7:21

7:21 For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose ⁶  you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. ⁷ 

2 Samuel 8:9

8:9 When King Toi ⁸  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

2 Samuel 8:15

8:15 David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people. ⁹ 

2 Samuel 10:7

10:7 When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. ¹⁰ 

2 Samuel 11:19

11:19 He instructed the messenger as follows: “When you finish giving the battle report to the king,

2 Samuel 11:22

11:22 So the messenger departed. When he arrived, he informed David of all the news that Joab had sent with him.

2 Samuel 12:29

12:29 So David assembled all the army and went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.

2 Samuel 13:21

13:21 Now King David heard about all these things and was very angry. ¹¹ 

2 Samuel 13:27

13:27 But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons along with him.

2 Samuel 20:23

20:23 Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

[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.

[6:1]  ² tn The translation understands the verb to be a defective spelling of וַיְּאֱסֹף (vayyÿ’esof) due to quiescence of the letter א (alef). The root therefore is אסף (’sf, “to gather”). The Masoretes, however, pointed the verb as וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef), understanding it to be a form of יָסַף (yasaf, “to add”). This does not fit the context, which calls for a verb of gathering.

[6:1]  ³ tn Or “chosen.”

[7:3]  ³ tc Several medieval Hebrew mss and the Syriac Peshitta lack this word.

[7:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “all that is in your heart.”

[7:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “for the sake of your word and according to your heart.”

[7:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “to make known, your servant.”

[8:9]  ⁵ tn The name is spelled “Tou” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:9. NIV adopts the spelling “Tou” here.

[8:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “and David was doing what is just and fair for all his people.”

[10:7]  ⁷ tn The words “the news” and “to meet them” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.

[13:21]  ⁸ tc The LXX and part of the Old Latin tradition include the following addition to v. 21, also included in some English versions (e.g., NAB, NRSV, CEV): “But he did not grieve the spirit of Amnon his son, because he loved him, since he was his firstborn.” Note David’s attitude toward his son Adonijah in 1 Kgs 1:6.