2 Samuel 5:10

5:10 David’s power grew steadily, for the Lord God ¹  who commands armies ²  was with him. ³ 

2 Samuel 5:21

5:21 The Philistines ⁴  abandoned their idols ⁵  there, and David and his men picked them up.

2 Samuel 14:23

14:23 So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. ⁶ 

2 Samuel 15:9

15:9 The king replied to him, “Go in peace.” So Absalom ⁷  got up and went to Hebron.

[5:10]  ¹ tc 4QSam^a and the LXX lack the word “God,” probably due to harmonization with the more common biblical phrase “the Lord of hosts.”

[5:10]  ² tn Traditionally, “the Lord God of hosts” (KJV, NASB); NIV, NLT “the Lord God Almighty”; CEV “the Lord (+ God NCV) All-Powerful.”

[5:10]  ³ tn The translation assumes that the disjunctive clause is circumstantial-causal, giving the reason for David’s success.

[5:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:21]  ⁵ tc For “idols” the LXX and Vulgate have “gods.”

[14:23]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Absalom) has been specified in the translation for clarity.