2 Samuel 4:10

4:10 when someone told me that Saul was dead – even though he thought he was bringing good news ¹  – I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the good news I gave to him!

2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ² Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ³  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 Samuel 18:11

18:11 Joab replied to the man who was telling him this, “What! You saw this? Why didn’t you strike him down right on the spot? ⁴  I would have given you ten pieces of silver ⁵  and a commemorative belt!” ⁶ 

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¹ tn Heb “and he was like a bearer of good news in his eyes.”

² 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.

³ tn Heb “house.”

⁴ tn Heb “Why did you not strike him down there to the ground.”

⁵ tn Heb “ten [shekels] of silver.” This would have been about 4 ounces (114 grams) of silver by weight.

⁶ tn Heb “and a girdle” (so KJV); NIV “a warrior’s belt”; CEV “a special belt”; NLT “a hero’s belt.”