2 Samuel 2:4

2:4 The men of Judah came and there they anointed David as king over the people ¹  of Judah.

David was told, ²  “The people ³  of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.”

2 Samuel 5:3

5:3 When all the leaders ⁴  of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them ⁵  in Hebron before the Lord. They designated ⁶  David as king over Israel.

2 Samuel 5:17

Conflict with the Philistines

5:17 When the Philistines heard that David had been designated ⁷  king over Israel, they all ⁸  went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.

2 Samuel 12:7

12:7 Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose ⁹  you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 23:1

David’s Final Words

23:1 These are the final words of David:

“The oracle of David son of Jesse,

the oracle of the man raised up as

the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, ¹⁰ 

Israel’s beloved ¹¹  singer of songs:

[2:4]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[2:4]  ² tn Heb “and they told David.” The subject appears to be indefinite, allowing one to translate the verb as passive with David as subject.

[2:4]  ³ tn Heb “men.”

[5:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “elders.”

[5:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the king, David, cut for them a covenant.”

[5:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “anointed.”

[5:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “anointed.”

[5:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “all the Philistines.”

[12:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “anointed.”

[23:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “the anointed one of the God of Jacob.”

[23:1]  ¹⁴ tn Or “pleasant.”