2 Samuel 1:4

1:4 David inquired, “How were things going? ¹  Tell me!” He replied, “The people fled from the battle and many of them ²  fell dead. ³  Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!”

2 Samuel 9:3

9:3 The king asked, “Is there not someone left from Saul’s family, ⁴  that I may extend God’s kindness to him?” Ziba said to the king, “One of Jonathan’s sons is left; both of his feet are crippled.”

2 Samuel 13:4

13:4 He asked Amnon, ⁵  “Why are you, the king’s son, ⁶  so depressed every morning? Can’t you tell me?” So Amnon said to him, “I’m in love with Tamar the sister of my brother Absalom.”

2 Samuel 16:2-3

16:2 The king asked Ziba, “Why did you bring these things?” ⁷  Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread ⁸  and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.” ⁹  16:3 The king asked, “Where is your master’s grandson?” ¹⁰  Ziba replied to the king, “He remains in Jerusalem, ¹¹  for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will give back to me my grandfather’s ¹²  kingdom.’”

2 Samuel 18:22

18:22 Ahimaaz the son of Zadok again spoke to Joab, “Whatever happens, let me go after the Cushite.” But Joab said, “Why is it that you want to go, my son? You have no good news that will bring you a reward.”

2 Samuel 18:26-29

18:26 Then the watchman saw another man running. The watchman called out to the gatekeeper, “There is another man running by himself.” The king said, “This one also is bringing good news.” 18:27 The watchman said, “It appears to me that the first runner is Ahimaaz ¹³  son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and he comes with good news.”

18:28 Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, “Greetings!” ¹⁴  He bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and said, “May the Lord your God be praised because he has defeated ¹⁵  the men who opposed ¹⁶  my lord the king!”

18:29 The king replied, “How is the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz replied, “I saw a great deal of confusion when Joab was sending the king’s servant and me, your servant, but I don’t know what it was all about.”

2 Samuel 18:32

18:32 The king asked the Cushite, “How is the young man Absalom?” The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who have plotted against you ¹⁷  be like that young man!”

2 Samuel 24:17

24:17 When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the Lord, “Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep – what have they done? Attack me and my family.” ¹⁸ 

2 Samuel 24:21

24:21 Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David replied, “To buy from you the threshing floor so I can build an altar for the Lord, so that the plague may be removed from the people.”

[1:4]  ¹ tn Heb “What was the word?”

[1:4]  ² tn Heb “from the people.”

[1:4]  ³ tn Heb “fell and died.”

[9:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[13:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he said to him.”

[13:4]  ⁸ tn An more idiomatic translation might be “Why are you of all people…?”

[16:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “What are these to you?”

[16:2]  ¹¹ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading וְהַלֶּחֶם (vÿhallekhem, “and the bread”) rather than וּלְהַלֶּחֶם (ulÿhallekhem, “and to the bread”) of the Kethib. The syntax of the MT is confused here by the needless repetition of the preposition, probably taken from the preceding word.

[16:2]  ¹² tn The Hebrew text adds “to drink.”

[16:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “son.”

[16:3]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:3]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “my father’s.”

[18:27]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “I am seeing the running of the first one like the running of Ahimaaz.”

[18:28]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “Peace.”

[18:28]  ²⁰ tn Heb “delivered over.”

[18:28]  ²¹ tn Heb “lifted their hand against.”

[18:32]  ²² tn Heb “and all those rising against you for evil.”

[24:17]  ²⁵ tn Heb “let your hand be against me and against the house of my father.”