2 Samuel 1:19

1:19 The beauty ¹  of Israel lies slain on your high places!

How the mighty have fallen!

2 Samuel 20:24

20:24 Adoniram ²  was supervisor of the work crews. ³  Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.

2 Samuel 22:28

22:28 You deliver oppressed ⁴  people,

but you watch the proud and bring them down. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 22:50

22:50 So I will give you thanks, O Lord, before the nations! ⁶ 

I will sing praises to you. ⁷ 

2 Samuel 23:2

23:2 The Lord’s spirit spoke through me;

his word was on my tongue.

[1:19]  ¹ sn The word beauty is used figuratively here to refer to Saul and Jonathan.

[20:24]  ² tn Heb “Adoram” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV, CEV), but see 1 Kgs 4:6; 5:14.

[20:24]  ³ tn Heb “was over the forced labor.”

[22:28]  ³ tn Or perhaps “humble” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT; note the contrast with those who are proud).

[22:28]  ⁴ tc Heb “but your eyes are upon the proud, you bring low.” Ps 18:27 reads “but proud eyes you bring low.”

[22:50]  ⁴ sn This probably alludes to the fact that David will praise the Lord in the presence of the defeated nations when they, as his subjects, bring their tribute payments. Ideally God’s chosen king was to testify to the nations of God’s greatness. See J. Eaton, Kingship and the Psalms (SBT), 182-85.

[22:50]  ⁵ tn Heb “to your name.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his name, in this case “Lord,” the primary name of Israel’s covenant God which suggests his active presence with his people (see Exod 3:12-15).