2 Samuel 2:22

2:22 So Abner spoke again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me! I do not want to strike you to the ground. ¹  How then could I show ²  my face in the presence of Joab your brother?”

2 Samuel 3:16

3:16 Her husband went along behind her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Finally Abner said to him, “Go back!” ³  So he returned home.

2 Samuel 7:5

7:5 “Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?

2 Samuel 7:9

7:9 I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated ⁴  all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 10:11

10:11 Joab ⁶  said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me, ⁷  you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, ⁸  I will come to your rescue.

2 Samuel 12:10

12:10 So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!’

2 Samuel 12:14

12:14 Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt ⁹  in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.”

2 Samuel 15:22

15:22 So David said to Ittai, “Come along then.” ¹⁰  So Ittai the Gittite went along, ¹¹  accompanied by all his men and all the dependents ¹²  who were with him.

2 Samuel 16:4

16:4 The king said to Ziba, “Everything that was Mephibosheth’s now belongs to you.” Ziba replied, “I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.”

2 Samuel 19:38

19:38 The king replied, “Kimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever I deem appropriate. And whatever you choose, I will do for you.”

2 Samuel 24:1

David Displeases the Lord by Taking a Census

24:1 The Lord’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count Israel and Judah.” ¹³ 

[2:22]  ¹ tn Heb “Why should I strike you to the ground?”

[2:22]  ² tn Heb “lift.”

[3:16]  ³ tn Heb “Go, return.”

[7:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “cut off.”

[7:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “and I will make for you a great name like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.”

[10:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

[10:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

[12:14]  ⁹ tc The MT has here “because you have caused the enemies of the Lord to treat the Lord with such contempt.” This is one of the so-called tiqqune sopherim, or “emendations of the scribes.” According to this ancient tradition, the scribes changed the text in order to soften somewhat the negative light in which David was presented. If that is the case, the MT reflects the altered text. The present translation departs from the MT here. Elsewhere the Piel stem of this verb means “treat with contempt,” but never “cause someone to treat with contempt.”

[15:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Come and cross over.”

[15:22]  ¹² tn Heb “crossed over.”

[15:22]  ¹³ tn Heb “all the little ones.”

[24:1]  ¹³ sn The parallel text in 1 Chr 21:1 says, “An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.” The Samuel version gives an underlying theological perspective, while the Chronicler simply describes what happened from a human perspective. The adversary in 1 Chr 21:1 is likely a human enemy, probably a nearby nation whose hostility against Israel pressured David into numbering the people so he could assess his military strength. See the note at 1 Chr 21:1.