2 Samuel 2:26

2:26 Then Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?”

2 Samuel 9:7

9:7 David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. You will be a regular guest at my table.” ¹ 

2 Samuel 11:25

11:25 David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing upset you. ²  There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. ³  Press the battle against the city and conquer ⁴  it.’ Encourage him with these words.” ⁵ 

2 Samuel 12:3

12:3 But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. ⁶  It used to ⁷  eat his food, ⁸  drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. ⁹  It was just like a daughter to him.

[9:7]  ¹ tn Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”

[11:25]  ¹ tn Heb “let not this matter be evil in your eyes.”

[11:25]  ² tn Heb “according to this and according to this the sword devours.”

[11:25]  ³ tn Heb “overthrow.”

[11:25]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text does not have “with these words.” They are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[12:3]  ¹ tn Heb “his sons.”

[12:3]  ² tn The three Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in this sentence have a customary nuance; they describe past actions that were repeated or typical.

[12:3]  ³ tn Heb “from his morsel.”

[12:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and on his chest [or perhaps, “lap”] it would lay.”