2 Samuel 13:28

13:28 Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk ¹  and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!” ² 

2 Samuel 14:22

14:22 Then Joab bowed down with his face toward the ground and thanked ³  the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your ⁴  servant!”

2 Samuel 21:10

21:10 Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain fell on them, ⁵  she did not allow the birds of the air to feed ⁶  on them by day, nor the wild animals ⁷  by night.

2 Samuel 21:17

21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David’s aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him. Then David’s men took an oath saying, “You will not go out to battle with us again! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel!”

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.” ⁸ 

[13:28]  ¹ tn Heb “when good is the heart of Amnon with wine.”

[13:28]  ² tn Heb “and become sons of valor.”

[14:22]  ³ tn Heb “blessed.”

[14:22]  ⁴ tc The present translation reads with the Qere “your” rather than the MT “his.”

[21:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “until water was poured on them from the sky.”

[21:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “rest.”

[21:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “the beasts of the field.”

[24:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “let your hand be against me and against the house of my father.”