2 Samuel 5:12

5:12 David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ¹ Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ²  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 Samuel 10:17

10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ³  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

2 Samuel 19:40

19:40 When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham ⁴  crossed over with him. Now all the soldiers ⁵  of Judah along with half of the soldiers of Israel had helped the king cross over. ⁶ 

2 Samuel 21:15

Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines

21:15 Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers ⁷  and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

[9:1]  ¹ sn 2 Samuel 9–20 is known as the Succession Narrative. It is a literary unit that describes David’s efforts at consolidating his own kingdom following the demise of King Saul; it also provides the transition to subsequent leadership on the part of David’s successor Solomon.

[9:1]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[10:17]  ¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:40]  ¹ tn The MT in this instance alone spells the name with final ן (nun, “Kimhan”) rather than as elsewhere with final ם (mem, “Kimham”). As in most other translations, the conventional spelling (with ם) has been used here to avoid confusion.

[19:40]  ² tn Heb “people.”

[19:40]  ³ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading the Hiphil verb הֶעֱבִירוּ (he’eviru, “they caused to pass over”) rather than the Qal verb וַיְעֱבִרוּ (vay’ÿviru, “they crossed over”) of the MT.

[21:15]  ¹ tn Heb “his servants.”