2 Samuel 5:5

5:5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem ¹  he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

2 Samuel 19:15

19:15 So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. ² 

Now the people of Judah ³  had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him ⁴  cross the Jordan.

2 Samuel 12:8

12:8 I gave you your master’s house, and put your master’s wives into your arms. ⁵  I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all that somehow seems insignificant, I would have given you so much more as well!

2 Samuel 21:2

21:2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. (Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to ⁶  them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)

2 Samuel 11:11

11:11 Uriah replied to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah reside in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and my lord’s soldiers are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and have marital relations ⁷  with my wife? As surely as you are alive, ⁸  I will not do this thing!”

[5:5]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:15]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:15]  ³ tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah.”

[19:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “the king.” The pronoun (“him”) has been used in the translation to avoid redundancy.

[12:8]  ³ tn Heb “and the wives of your lord into your chest [or “lap”].” The words “I put” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.

[21:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “swore an oath to.”

[11:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “and lay.”

[11:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “as you live and as your soul lives.”