2 Samuel 2:7
2:7 Now be courageous and prove to be valiant warriors, for your lord Saul is dead. The people of Judah have anointed me as king over them.”
2 Samuel 2:17-18
2:17 Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David’s soldiers.
2:18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there – Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. (Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)
2 Samuel 2:30
2:30 Now Joab returned from chasing Abner and assembled all the people. Nineteen of David’s soldiers were missing, in addition to Asahel.
2 Samuel 3:7
3:7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah daughter of Aiah. Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why did you have sexual relations with my father’s concubine?”
2 Samuel 3:31
3:31 David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral bier.
2 Samuel 7:25
7:25 So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,
2 Samuel 7:28
7:28 Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant!
2 Samuel 9:12
9:12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants.
2 Samuel 12:10
12:10 So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!’
2 Samuel 12:23
12:23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Am I able to bring him back? I will go to him, but he cannot return to me!’”
2 Samuel 12:28
12:28 So now assemble the rest of the army and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me.”
2 Samuel 13:1
The Rape of Tamar
13:1 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her.
2 Samuel 13:3
13:3 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty man.
2 Samuel 15:11
15:11 Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning.
2 Samuel 15:31
15:31 Now David had been told, “Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, “Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!”
2 Samuel 19:10
19:10 But Absalom, whom we anointed as our king, has died in battle. So now why do you hesitate to bring the king back?”
2 Samuel 19:31
19:31 Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there.
2 Samuel 20:23
20:23 Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.