Discovery Box2 Samuel 22:19 
Context22:19 They confronted 1 me in my day of calamity,
but the Lord helped me. 2
2 Samuel 22:24
Context22:24 I was blameless before him;
I kept myself from sinning. 3
2 Samuel 24:19
Context24:19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, according to the Lord’s instructions.
1 tn The same verb is translated “trapped” in v. 6. In this poetic narrative context the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not imperfect. Cf. NAB, NCV, TEV, NLT “attacked.”
2 tn Heb “became my support.”
3 tn Heb “from my sin,” that is, from making it my own in any way. Leading a “blameless” life meant that the king would be loyal to God’s covenant, purge the government and society of evil and unjust officials, and reward loyalty to the
