2 Samuel 4:3

4:3 for the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have remained there as resident foreigners until the present time.) ¹ 

2 Samuel 6:23

6:23 Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, had no children to the day of her death.

2 Samuel 7:13

7:13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent. ² 

2 Samuel 15:28

15:28 Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you ³  reaches me.”

2 Samuel 22:51

22:51 He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; ⁴ 

he is faithful to his chosen ruler, ⁵ 

to David and to his descendants forever!”

2 Samuel 23:19

23:19 From ⁶  the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

[4:3]  ¹ tn Heb “until this day.”

[7:13]  ² tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom permanently.”

[15:28]  ³ tn The pronoun is plural, referring to Zadok and Abiathar.

[22:51]  ⁴ tc The translation follows the Kethib and the ancient versions in reading מַגְדִּיל (magdil, “he magnifies”) rather than the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss of the MT which read מִגְדּוֹל (migdol, “tower”). See Ps 18:50.

[22:51]  ⁵ tn Heb “[the one who] does loyalty to his anointed one.”

[23:19]  ⁵ tn Or “more than.”