2 Samuel 15:33
Context15:33 David said to him, “If you leave 1 with me you will be a burden to me.
2 Samuel 16:7
Context16:7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man! 2
2 Samuel 16:20
Context16:20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give us your advice. What should we do?”
2 Samuel 18:30
Context18:30 The king said, “Turn aside and take your place here.” So he turned aside and waited.
2 Samuel 22:2
Context22:2 He said:
“The Lord is my high ridge, 3 my stronghold, 4 my deliverer.
1 tn Heb “cross over.”
2 tn Heb “man of worthlessness.”
3 tn Traditionally “is my rock”; CEV “mighty rock”; TEV “is my protector.” This metaphor pictures God as a rocky, relatively inaccessible summit, where one would be able to find protection from enemies. See 1 Sam 23:25, 28.
4 tn Traditionally “my fortress”; TEV “my strong fortress”; NCV “my protection.”
sn My stronghold. David often found safety in such strongholds. See 1 Sam 22:4-5; 24:22; 2 Sam 5:9, 17; 23:14.