Discovery Box2 Samuel 7:1-3
Context7:1 The king settled into his palace, 1 for the Lord gave him relief 2 from all his enemies on all sides. 3 7:2 The king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.” 7:3 Nathan replied to the king, “You should go 4 and do whatever you have in mind, 5 for the Lord is with you.”
2 Samuel 12:1
Context12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan 6 to David. When he came to David, 7 Nathan 8 said, 9 “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 12:25
Context12:25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah 10 for the Lord’s sake.
2 Samuel 12:1
Context12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan 11 to David. When he came to David, 12 Nathan 13 said, 14 “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 1:8
Context1:8 He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I told him, ‘I’m 15 an Amalekite.’
2 Samuel 1:10-11
Context1:10 So I stood over him and put him to death, since I knew that he couldn’t live in such a condition. 16 Then I took the crown which was on his head and the 17 bracelet which was on his arm. I have brought them here to my lord.” 18
1:11 David then grabbed his own clothes 19 and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.
2 Samuel 1:22-27
Context1:22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors,
the bow of Jonathan was not turned away.
The sword of Saul never returned 20 empty.
1:23 Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved 21 during their lives,
and not even in their deaths were they separated.
They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
1:24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet 22 as well as jewelry,
who put gold jewelry on your clothes.
1:25 How the warriors have fallen
in the midst of battle!
Jonathan lies slain on your high places!
1:26 I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan!
You were very dear to me.
Your love was more special to me than the love of women.
1:27 How the warriors have fallen!
The weapons of war 23 are destroyed!
2 Samuel 1:1
Context1:1 After the death of Saul, 24 when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, 25 he stayed at Ziklag 26 for two days.
2 Samuel 1:1
Context1:1 After the death of Saul, 27 when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, 28 he stayed at Ziklag 29 for two days.
2 Samuel 1:1
Context1:1 After the death of Saul, 30 when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, 31 he stayed at Ziklag 32 for two days.
[7:1] 1 tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).
[7:1] 3 tn The translation understands the disjunctive clause in v. 1b as circumstantial-causal.
[7:3] 4 tc Several medieval Hebrew
[7:3] 5 tn Heb “all that is in your heart.”
[12:1] 7 tc A few medieval Hebrew
[12:1] 8 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[12:1] 9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[12:1] 10 tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”
[12:25] 10 sn The name Jedidiah means “loved by the
[12:1] 13 tc A few medieval Hebrew
[12:1] 14 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[12:1] 15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[12:1] 16 tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”
[1:8] 16 tc The present translation reads with the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
[1:10] 19 tn Heb “after his falling”; NAB “could not survive his wound”; CEV “was too badly wounded to live much longer.”
[1:10] 20 tc The MT lacks the definite article, but this is likely due to textual corruption. It is preferable to read the alef (א) of אֶצְעָדָה (’ets’adah) as a ה (he) giving הַצְּעָדָה (hatsÿ’adah). There is no reason to think that the soldier confiscated from Saul’s dead body only one of two or more bracelets that he was wearing (cf. NLT “one of his bracelets”).
[1:10] 21 sn The claims that the soldier is making here seem to contradict the story of Saul’s death as presented in 1 Sam 31:3-5. In that passage it appears that Saul took his own life, not that he was slain by a passerby who happened on the scene. Some scholars account for the discrepancy by supposing that conflicting accounts have been brought together in the MT. However, it is likely that the young man is here fabricating the account in a self-serving way so as to gain favor with David, or so he supposes. He probably had come across Saul’s corpse, stolen the crown and bracelet from the body, and now hopes to curry favor with David by handing over to him these emblems of Saul’s royalty. But in so doing the Amalekite greatly miscalculated David’s response to this alleged participation in Saul’s death. The consequence of his lies will instead be his own death.
[1:11] 22 tc The present translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
[1:22] 25 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form is used here to indicate repeated past action.
[1:23] 28 tn Heb “beloved and dear.”
[1:24] 31 sn Clothing of scarlet was expensive and beyond the financial reach of most people.
[1:27] 34 sn The expression weapons of war may here be a figurative way of referring to Saul and Jonathan.
[1:1] 37 sn This chapter is closely linked to 1 Sam 31. It should be kept in mind that 1 and 2 Samuel were originally a single book, not separate volumes. Whereas in English Bible tradition the books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah are each regarded as two separate books, this was not the practice in ancient Hebrew tradition. Early canonical records, for example, counted them as single books respectively. The division into two books goes back to the Greek translation of the OT and was probably initiated because of the cumbersome length of copies due to the Greek practice (unlike that of Hebrew) of writing vowels. The present division into two books can be a little misleading in terms of perceiving the progression of the argument of the book; in some ways it is preferable to treat the books of 1-2 Samuel in a unified fashion.
[1:1] 38 sn The Amalekites were a nomadic people who inhabited Judah and the Transjordan. They are mentioned in Gen 36:15-16 as descendants of Amalek who in turn descended from Esau. In Exod 17:8-16 they are described as having acted in a hostile fashion toward Israel as the Israelites traveled to Canaan from Egypt. In David’s time the Amalekites were viewed as dangerous enemies who raided, looted, and burned Israelite cities (see 1 Sam 30).
[1:1] 39 sn Ziklag was a city in the Negev which had been given to David by Achish king of Gath. For more than a year David used it as a base from which he conducted military expeditions (see 1 Sam 27:5-12). According to 1 Sam 30:1-19, Ziklag was destroyed by the Amalekites while Saul fought the Philistines.
[1:1] 40 sn This chapter is closely linked to 1 Sam 31. It should be kept in mind that 1 and 2 Samuel were originally a single book, not separate volumes. Whereas in English Bible tradition the books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah are each regarded as two separate books, this was not the practice in ancient Hebrew tradition. Early canonical records, for example, counted them as single books respectively. The division into two books goes back to the Greek translation of the OT and was probably initiated because of the cumbersome length of copies due to the Greek practice (unlike that of Hebrew) of writing vowels. The present division into two books can be a little misleading in terms of perceiving the progression of the argument of the book; in some ways it is preferable to treat the books of 1-2 Samuel in a unified fashion.
[1:1] 41 sn The Amalekites were a nomadic people who inhabited Judah and the Transjordan. They are mentioned in Gen 36:15-16 as descendants of Amalek who in turn descended from Esau. In Exod 17:8-16 they are described as having acted in a hostile fashion toward Israel as the Israelites traveled to Canaan from Egypt. In David’s time the Amalekites were viewed as dangerous enemies who raided, looted, and burned Israelite cities (see 1 Sam 30).
[1:1] 42 sn Ziklag was a city in the Negev which had been given to David by Achish king of Gath. For more than a year David used it as a base from which he conducted military expeditions (see 1 Sam 27:5-12). According to 1 Sam 30:1-19, Ziklag was destroyed by the Amalekites while Saul fought the Philistines.
[1:1] 43 sn This chapter is closely linked to 1 Sam 31. It should be kept in mind that 1 and 2 Samuel were originally a single book, not separate volumes. Whereas in English Bible tradition the books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah are each regarded as two separate books, this was not the practice in ancient Hebrew tradition. Early canonical records, for example, counted them as single books respectively. The division into two books goes back to the Greek translation of the OT and was probably initiated because of the cumbersome length of copies due to the Greek practice (unlike that of Hebrew) of writing vowels. The present division into two books can be a little misleading in terms of perceiving the progression of the argument of the book; in some ways it is preferable to treat the books of 1-2 Samuel in a unified fashion.
[1:1] 44 sn The Amalekites were a nomadic people who inhabited Judah and the Transjordan. They are mentioned in Gen 36:15-16 as descendants of Amalek who in turn descended from Esau. In Exod 17:8-16 they are described as having acted in a hostile fashion toward Israel as the Israelites traveled to Canaan from Egypt. In David’s time the Amalekites were viewed as dangerous enemies who raided, looted, and burned Israelite cities (see 1 Sam 30).
[1:1] 45 sn Ziklag was a city in the Negev which had been given to David by Achish king of Gath. For more than a year David used it as a base from which he conducted military expeditions (see 1 Sam 27:5-12). According to 1 Sam 30:1-19, Ziklag was destroyed by the Amalekites while Saul fought the Philistines.
