2 Samuel 2:27

2:27 Joab replied, “As surely as God lives, if you had not said this, it would have been morning before the people would have abandoned pursuit ¹  of their brothers!”

2 Samuel 3:28

3:28 When David later heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord of the shed blood of Abner son of Ner!

2 Samuel 10:17

10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ²  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

2 Samuel 13:30

13:30 While they were still on their way, the following report reached David: “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one of them is left!”

2 Samuel 15:31

15:31 Now David ³  had been told, “Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, ⁴  “Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!”

2 Samuel 15:35-36

15:35 Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. ⁵  Everything you hear in the king’s palace ⁶  you must tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests. 15:36 Furthermore, their two sons are there with them, Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. You must send them to me with any information you hear.” ⁷ 

2 Samuel 17:6

17:6 So Hushai came to Absalom. Absalom said to him, “Here is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his advice? If not, what would you recommend?”

2 Samuel 23:3

23:3 The God of Israel spoke,

the protector ⁸  of Israel spoke to me.

The one who rules fairly among men,

the one who rules in the fear of God,

[2:27]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb נַעֲלָה (na’alah) used here is the Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular of עָלָה (’alah, “to go up”). In the Niphal this verb “is used idiomatically, of getting away from so as to abandon…especially of an army raising a siege…” (see S. R. Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text and the Topography of the Books of Samuel, 244).

[10:17]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[15:31]  ³ tc The translation follows 4QSam^a, part of the Greek tradition, the Syriac Peshitta, Targum, and Vulgate uldavid in reading “and to David,” rather than MT וְדָוִד (vÿdavid, “and David”). As Driver points out, the Hebrew verb הִגִּיד (higgid, “he related”) never uses the accusative for the person to whom something is told (S. R. Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text and the Topography of the Books of Samuel, 316).

[15:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “said.”

[15:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you?” The rhetorical question draws attention to the fact that Hushai will not be alone.

[15:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “from the house of the king.”

[15:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “and you must send by their hand to me every word which you hear.” Both of the second person verb forms are plural with Zadok, Abiathar, and Hushai being the understood subjects.

[23:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “rock,” used as a metaphor of divine protection.