19:14 He 2 won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man. Then they sent word to the king saying, “Return, you and all your servants as well.”
20:2 So all the men of Israel deserted 3 David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River 4 to Jerusalem. 5
23:5 My dynasty is approved by God, 6
for he has made a perpetual covenant with me,
arranged in all its particulars and secured.
He always delivers me,
and brings all I desire to fruition. 7
1 tn Heb “crossing from.”
2 tn The referent of “he” is not entirely clear: cf. NCV “David”; TEV “David’s words”; NRSV, NLT “Amasa.”
3 tn Heb “went up from after.”
4 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “For not thus [is] my house with God?”
7 tn Heb “for all my deliverance and every desire, surely does he not make [it] grow?”