2 Samuel 22:14

22:14 The Lord thundered ¹  from the sky;

the sovereign One ²  shouted loudly. ³ 

2 Samuel 7:20

7:20 What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, ⁴  O Lord God!

2 Samuel 7:18

David Offers a Prayer to God

7:18 King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, ⁵  that you should have brought me to this point?

2 Samuel 7:22

7:22 Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true! ⁶ 

2 Samuel 7:28

7:28 Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! ⁷  May your words prove to be true! ⁸  You have made this good promise to your servant! ⁹ 

2 Samuel 1:12

1:12 They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.

2 Samuel 7:29

7:29 Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ¹⁰  so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!” ¹¹ 

[22:14]  ¹ tn The shortened theme vowel indicates that the prefixed verbal form is a preterite.

[22:14]  ² tn Heb “the Most High.” This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Ps 47:2.

[22:14]  ³ tn Heb “offered his voice.” In this poetic narrative context the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not an imperfect. Note the preterite form in the preceding line. The text of Ps 18:13 adds at this point, “hail and coals of fire.” These words are probably accidentally added from v. 12b; they do not appear in 2 Sam 22:14.

[7:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “and you know your servant.” The verb here refers to recognizing another in a special way and giving them special treatment (see 1 Chr 17:18). Some English versions take this to refer to the Lord’s knowledge of David himself: CEV “you know my thoughts”; NLT “know what I am really like.”

[7:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “house.”

[7:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in all which we heard with our ears.” The phrase translated “in all” בְּכֹל (bÿkhol) should probably be emended to “according to all” כְּכֹל (kÿkhol).

[7:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “the God.” The article indicates uniqueness here.

[7:28]  ¹⁴ tn The translation understands the prefixed verb form as a jussive, indicating David’s wish/prayer. Another option is to take the form as an imperfect and translate “your words are true.”

[7:28]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.”

[7:29]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “house” (again later in this verse). See the note on “dynastic house” in v. 27.

[7:29]  ¹⁷ tn Or “permanently”; cf. NLT “it is an eternal blessing.”