2 Samuel 3:9

3:9 God will severely judge Abner ¹  if I do not do for David exactly what the Lord has promised him, ² 

2 Samuel 5:11

5:11 King Hiram of Tyre ³  sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace ⁴  for David.

2 Samuel 5:13

5:13 David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.

2 Samuel 6:8

6:8 David was angry because the Lord attacked ⁵  Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, ⁶  which remains its name to this very day.

2 Samuel 8:6

8:6 David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord protected ⁷  David wherever he campaigned. ⁸ 

2 Samuel 10:5

10:5 Messengers ⁹  told David what had happened, ¹⁰  so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ¹¹  until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.”

2 Samuel 10:17

10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ¹²  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

2 Samuel 12:15

12:15 Then Nathan went to his home. The Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill. ¹³ 

2 Samuel 17:29

17:29 honey, curds, flocks, and cheese. ¹⁴  For they said, “The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.” ¹⁵ 

2 Samuel 20:11

20:11 One of Joab’s soldiers who stood over Amasa said, “Whoever is for ¹⁶  Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!”

[3:9]  ¹ tn Heb “So will God do to Abner and so he will add to him.”

[3:9]  ² tc Heb “has sworn to David.” The LXX, with the exception of the recension of Origen, adds “in this day.”

[5:11]  ³ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[5:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “a house.”

[6:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “because the Lord broke out [with] a breaking out [i.e., an outburst] against Uzzah.”

[6:8]  ⁶ sn The name Perez Uzzah means in Hebrew “the outburst [against] Uzzah.”

[8:6]  ⁷ tn Or “delivered.”

[8:6]  ⁸ tn Or “wherever he went.”

[10:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the messengers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:5]  ¹⁰ tn The words “what had happened” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:5]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:17]  ¹¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[12:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the Lord struck the child…and he was ill.” It is necessary to repeat “the child” in the translation to make clear who became ill, since “the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became very ill” could be understood to mean that David himself became ill.

[17:29]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “cheese of the herd,” probably referring to cheese from cow’s milk (rather than goat’s milk).

[17:29]  ¹⁶ tn Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

[20:11]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “takes delight in.”