2 Samuel 7:2

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.”

2 Samuel 13:28

13:28 Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk ¹  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!” ² 

2 Samuel 24:17

24:17 When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the Lord, “Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep – what have they done? Attack me and my family.” ³ 

2 Samuel 24:22

24:22 Araunah told David, “My lord the king may take whatever he wishes ⁴  and offer it. Look! Here are oxen for burnt offerings, and threshing sledges ⁵  and harnesses ⁶  for wood.

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¹ tn Heb “when good is the heart of Amnon with wine.”

² tn Heb “and become sons of valor.”

³ tn Heb “let your hand be against me and against the house of my father.”

⁴ tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”

⁵ sn Threshing sledges were heavy boards used in ancient times for loosening grain from husks. On the bottom sides of these boards sharp stones were embedded, and the boards were then dragged across the grain on a threshing floor by an ox or donkey.

⁶ tn Heb “the equipment of the oxen.”