2 Samuel 2:1

David is Anointed King

2:1 Afterward David inquired of the Lord, “Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The Lord told him, “Go up.” David asked, “Where should I go?” The Lord replied, ¹  “To Hebron.”

2 Samuel 2:22

2:22 So Abner spoke again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me! I do not want to strike you to the ground. ²  How then could I show ³  my face in the presence of Joab your brother?”

2 Samuel 3:12-13

3:12 Then Abner sent messengers ⁴  to David saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make an agreement ⁵  with me, and I will do whatever I can ⁶  to cause all Israel to turn to you.” 3:13 So David said, “Good! I will make an agreement with you. I ask only one thing from you. You will not see my face unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to visit me.” ⁷ 

2 Samuel 3:39

3:39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! ⁸  May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!” ⁹ 

2 Samuel 5:19

5:19 So David asked the Lord, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to David, “March up, for I will indeed ¹⁰  hand the Philistines over to you.”

2 Samuel 7:11

7:11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief ¹¹  from all your enemies. The Lord declares ¹²  to you that he himself ¹³  will build a dynastic house ¹⁴  for you.

2 Samuel 7:14

7:14 I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.

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 ¹⁵  you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 13:28

13:28 Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk ¹⁶  and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!” ¹⁷ 

2 Samuel 16:4

16:4 The king said to Ziba, “Everything that was Mephibosheth’s now belongs to you.” Ziba replied, “I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.”

2 Samuel 20:17

20:17 When he approached her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” He replied, “I am.” She said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” He said, “Go ahead. I’m listening.”

2 Samuel 24:10

24:10 David felt guilty ¹⁸  after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

2 Samuel 24:12

24:12 “Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.’”

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¹ tn Heb “he said.” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “Why should I strike you to the ground?”

³ tn Heb “lift.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds here, “on his behalf.”

⁵ tn Heb “cut a covenant.” So also in vv. 13, 21.

⁶ tn Heb “and behold, my hand is with you.”

⁷ tn The words “when you come to see my face,” though found in the Hebrew text, are somewhat redundant given the similar expression in the earlier part of the verse. The words are absent from the Syriac Peshitta.

⁸ tn Heb “are hard from me.”

⁹ tn Heb “May the Lord repay the doer of the evil according to his evil” (NASB similar).

¹⁰ tn The infinitive absolute lends emphasis to the following verb.

¹¹ tn Or “rest.”

¹² tn In the Hebrew text the verb is apparently perfect with vav consecutive, which would normally suggest a future sense (“he will declare”; so the LXX, ἀπαγγελεῖ [apangelei]). But the context seems instead to call for a present or past nuance (“he declares” or “he has declared”). The synoptic passage in 1 Chr 17:10 has וָאַגִּד (va’aggid, “and I declared”). The construction used in 2 Sam 7:11 highlights this important statement.

¹³ tn Heb “the Lord.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “house,” but used here in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. Here the Lord’s use of the word plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple for the Lord. To reflect this in the English translation the adjective “dynastic” has been supplied.

¹⁵ tn Heb “anointed.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “when good is the heart of Amnon with wine.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “and become sons of valor.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “and the heart of David struck him.”