2 Samuel 2:2-3

2:2 So David went up, along with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, formerly the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 2:3 David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities ¹  of Hebron.

2 Samuel 3:16

3:16 Her husband went along behind her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Finally Abner said to him, “Go back!” ²  So he returned home.

2 Samuel 5:11

5:11 King Hiram of Tyre ³  sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace ⁴  for David.

2 Samuel 8:11

8:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ⁵  along with the dedicated silver and gold that he had taken from ⁶  all the nations that he had subdued,

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¹ tc The expression “the cities of Hebron” is odd; we would expect the noun to be in the singular, if used at all. Although the Syriac Peshitta has the expected reading “in Hebron,” the MT is clearly the more difficult reading and should probably be retained here.

² tn Heb “Go, return.”

³ map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

⁴ tn Heb “a house.”

⁵ tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

⁶ tn Heb “with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from.”