Discovery Box2 Samuel 1:14 
Context1:14 David replied to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
2 Samuel 1:26
Context1:26 I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan!
You were very dear to me.
Your love was more special to me than the love of women.
2 Samuel 2:3
Context2:3 David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities 1 of Hebron.
2 Samuel 2:17-18
Context2:17 Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David’s soldiers. 2 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 2:25
Context2:25 The Benjaminites formed their ranks 3 behind Abner and were like a single army, standing at the top of a certain hill.
2 Samuel 2:30
Context2:30 Now Joab returned from chasing Abner and assembled all the people. Nineteen of David’s soldiers were missing, in addition to Asahel.
2 Samuel 3:5
Context3:5 His sixth son was Ithream, born to David’s wife Eglah. These sons 4 were all born to David in Hebron.
2 Samuel 3:20
Context3:20 When Abner, accompanied by twenty men, came to David in Hebron, David prepared a banquet for Abner and the men who were with him.
2 Samuel 3:31
Context3:31 David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed 5 behind the funeral bier.
2 Samuel 5:13
Context5:13 David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.
2 Samuel 6:5
Context6:5 while David and all Israel 6 were energetically celebrating before the Lord, singing 7 and playing various stringed instruments, 8 tambourines, rattles, 9 and cymbals.
2 Samuel 9:12-13
Context9:12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants. 9:13 Mephibosheth was living in Jerusalem, 10 for he was a regular guest at the king’s table. But both his feet were crippled.
2 Samuel 11:7
Context11:7 When Uriah came to him, David asked about how Joab and the army were doing and how the campaign was going. 11
2 Samuel 11:16
Context11:16 So as Joab kept watch on the city, he stationed Uriah at the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers 12 were.
2 Samuel 12:1
Context12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan 13 to David. When he came to David, 14 Nathan 15 said, 16 “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 13:23
Context13:23 Two years later Absalom’s sheepshearers were in Baal Hazor, 17 near Ephraim. Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
2 Samuel 13:30-31
Context13:30 While they were still on their way, the following report reached David: “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one of them is left!” 13:31 Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.
2 Samuel 15:22
Context15:22 So David said to Ittai, “Come along then.” 18 So Ittai the Gittite went along, 19 accompanied by all his men and all the dependents 20 who were with him.
2 Samuel 17:28
Context17:28 brought bedding, basins, and pottery utensils. They also brought food for David and all who were with him, including wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, 21
2 Samuel 18:7
Context18:7 The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. 22 The slaughter there was great that day – 20,000 soldiers were killed.
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 “servants.” So also elsewhere.
3 tn Heb “were gathered together.”
4 tn The Hebrew text does not have “sons.”
5 tn Heb “was walking.”
6 tn Heb “all the house of Israel.”
7 tc Heb “were celebrating before the
8 tn Heb “with zithers [?] and with harps.”
9 tn That is, “sistrums” (so NAB, NIV); ASV, NASB, NRSV, CEV, NLT “castanets.”
10 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
11 tn Heb “concerning the peace of Joab and concerning the peace of the people and concerning the peace of the battle.”
12 tn Heb “the valiant men.” This refers in context to the strongest or most valiant defenders of the city Joab and the Israelite army were besieging, so the present translation uses “the best enemy soldiers” for clarity.
13 tc A few medieval Hebrew
14 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
16 tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”
17 map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.
18 tn Heb “Come and cross over.”
19 tn Heb “crossed over.”
20 tn Heb “all the little ones.”
21 tc The MT adds “roasted grain” וְקָלִי (vÿqali) at the end of v. 28, apparently accidentally repeating the word from its earlier occurrence in this verse. With the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and an Old Latin
