2 Samuel 6:21

6:21 David replied to Michal, “It was before the Lord! I was celebrating before the Lord, who chose me over your father and his entire family ¹  and appointed me as leader over the Lord’s people Israel.

2 Samuel 12:7

12:7 Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose ²  you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 12:1

Nathan the Prophet Confronts David

12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan ³  to David. When he came to David, ⁴  Nathan ⁵  said, ⁶  “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ⁷ Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ⁸  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 Samuel 10:1

David and the Ammonites

10:1 Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him. ⁹ 

[6:21]  ¹ tn Heb “all his house”; CEV “anyone else in your family.”

[12:7]  ² tn Heb “anointed.”

[12:1]  ³ tc A few medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, and the Syriac Peshitta add “the prophet.” The words are included in a few modern English version (e.g., TEV, CEV, NLT).

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”

[9:1]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “house.”

[10:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “reigned in his place.”