2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

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

2 Samuel 10:2

10:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty ³  to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father was loyal ⁴  to me.” So David sent his servants with a message expressing sympathy over his father’s death. ⁵  When David’s servants entered the land of the Ammonites,

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¹ 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.

² tn Heb “house.”

³ tn Heb “do loyalty.”

⁴ tn Heb “did loyalty.”

⁵ tn Heb “and David sent to console him by the hand of his servants concerning his father.”