2 Samuel 2:6-7

2:6 Now may the Lord show you true kindness! ¹  I also will reward you, ²  because you have done this deed. 2:7 Now be courageous ³  and prove to be valiant warriors, for your lord Saul is dead. The people of Judah have anointed me as king over them.”

2 Samuel 11:24

11:24 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall and some of the king’s soldiers ⁴  died. Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”

2 Samuel 13:36

13:36 Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. ⁵  The king and all his servants wept loudly ⁶  as well.

2 Samuel 19:40

19:40 When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham ⁷  crossed over with him. Now all the soldiers ⁸  of Judah along with half of the soldiers of Israel had helped the king cross over. ⁹ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn Or “loyalty and devotion.”

[2:6]  ² tn Heb “will do with you this good.”

[2:7]  ³ tn Heb “let your hands be strong.”

[11:24]  ⁵ tc The translation follows the Qere (“your servants”) rather than the Kethib (“your servant”).

[13:36]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they lifted their voice and wept.”

[13:36]  ⁸ tn Heb “with a great weeping.”

[19:40]  ⁹ tn The MT in this instance alone spells the name with final ן (nun, “Kimhan”) rather than as elsewhere with final ם (mem, “Kimham”). As in most other translations, the conventional spelling (with ם) has been used here to avoid confusion.

[19:40]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “people.”

[19:40]  ¹¹ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading the Hiphil verb הֶעֱבִירוּ (he’eviru, “they caused to pass over”) rather than the Qal verb וַיְעֱבִרוּ (vay’ÿviru, “they crossed over”) of the MT.