2 Samuel 4:11

4:11 Surely when wicked men have killed an innocent man as he slept ¹  in his own house, should I not now require his blood from your hands and remove ²  you from the earth?”

2 Samuel 14:17

14:17 So your servant said, ‘May the word of my lord the king be my security, for my lord the king is like the angel of God when it comes to deciding between right and wrong! May the Lord your God be with you!’”

2 Samuel 18:4

18:4 Then the king said to them, “I will do whatever seems best to you.”

So the king stayed beside the city gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 19:28

19:28 After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather ³  who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! ⁴  What further claim do I have to ask ⁵  the king for anything?”

[4:11]  ¹ tn Heb “on his bed.”

[4:11]  ² tn See HALOT 146 s.v. II בער. Some derive the verb from a homonym meaning “to burn; to consume.”

[19:28]  ³ tn Heb “father.”

[19:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “and you placed your servant among those who eat at your table.”

[19:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “to cry out to.”