2 Samuel 5:2

5:2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. ¹  The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”

2 Samuel 15:14

15:14 So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, ²  “Come on! ³  Let’s escape! ⁴  Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring ⁵  disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.” ⁶ 

[5:2]  ¹ tn Heb “you were the one leading out and the one leading in Israel.”

[15:14]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:14]  ³ tn Heb “Arise!”

[15:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “let’s flee.”

[15:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “thrust.”

[15:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”