2 Samuel 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?”

1Sa 18:1-4; 1Sa 20:14-17,42; 1Sa 23:16-18; 2Sa 1:26; 1Ki 2:7; Pr 27:10; Mt 10:42; Mt 25:40; Mr 9:41; Joh 19:26,27; Phm 1:9-12; 1Pe 3:8

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.”