“ Chapter 22 1 And David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 And he said, Yahweh is my rock and my stronghold, and my rescuer. 3 The god of my rock, in him I take refuge, my shield, and my horn of victory, my mountain fastness, my hiding place, my rescuer. You save me from oppression. 4 I will call upon Yahweh, worthy of praise, and I will be saved from my enemies. ”

“ He is a shield to those who rely on him. 32 For who is El but Yahweh? Who is a rock except for our god? 33 El is my strength and might, who makes my path right and true. 34 He makes my feet like those of deer, and sets me on the heights. ”

“ And then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. 29 And Absalom's young men did to Amnon as Absalom commanded. And all the king's sons got up and fled away on their mules.
30 Now, as they were on their way, news came to David, saying, Absalom has killed all the king's sons, and not one has survived. 31 And the king rose, and tore his clothes, and lay on the ground. And all his servants stood by with torn clothes.
32 And Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah, said, Let not my lord think that all the young men, the king's sons, have been killed. ”

“ A people I did not know will serve me. 45 The sons of a foreigner will do obeisance to me; they will hear and obey me. 46 The foreigner's sons will wither away, creeping from their hiding-places. 47 Yahweh is alive, and blessed is my rock. ”

“ We must strengthen ourselves for our people, and for the cities of our god, and Yahweh will do what seems good to him. 13 And Joab approached, and the people who were with him, to battle with Aram, and they fled from him. 14 And the Ammonites saw that Aram fled, and they fled from Abishai, and went into the city. And Joab returned from the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
15 And Aram saw that they were beaten before Israel, they gathered as one. ”

“ Did not a woman throw a millstone from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go near the wall? Then say to him, Your servant Uriah is dead as well.
22 And the messenger went, and came, and showed David everything Joab sent him for. 23 And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out to us in the field, as we were near them at the entrance of the city gate. 24 And the archers shot down from the wall, and some of the king's servants died, and also your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead. ”

“ And I said, 'Here I am!' 8 He said to me, 'Who are you?' I replied, 'I am an Amalekite.' 9 He said to me, 'Please, stand over me and kill me, because the death throes [1] have seized me, but I am still alive.' 10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I was sure that he would not survive after he had fallen. ”

“ I am clean, and my kingdom with the Lord forever from the blood of Abner son of Ner, 29and it will come upon the head of Joab, and on all his father's house: never will the house of Joab fail to suffer from unclean discharges, and leprosy, unmanliness, being killed by the sword, and needing bread. 30Joab and Abishai his brother had slaughtered Abner because he had killed Asahel their brother in Gibeon in battle. ”

“ Don't you know desperation is dangerous to you? How long will you not tell the people to stop pursuing their brothers?" 27And Joab said: "As the Lord lives, if you had spoken sooner, the people pursuing your brother would have gone away." 28Therefore Joab sounded the horn, and all the army stood, and they didn't pursue or battle Israel anymore. 29Then Abner and his men went away through the plains, [10] the whole night: and crossed the Jordan, and passed all Bithron, [11] and came to Mahanaim. ”

“ He was five years old when the news came about Saul and Jonathan from Jezreel, and his nurse picked him up to flee. And then, as she rushed away away, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came during the heat of the day to Ishbosheth, who was lying in bed at noon. 6 And there they arrived, inside the house, taking wheat, and they mortally wounded his abdomen. ”

“ I would have given you ten [shekels] of silver, and a girdle.
12 And the man said to Joab, Even if I felt the weight of a thousand shekels of silver in my palm, I would not extend my hand against the king's son, because in front of us the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care of the young man for me. [43] 13 Otherwise I would betray my own life, as nothing is concealed from the king. ”

“ So he attacked and killed him. 16 David said to him, "Your blood is on your own head, [3] because your own mouth has testified against you, when you said, 'I killed Yahweh's anointed.'"
17 David sang this mourning song about Saul, and about Jonathan his son, 18 and he ordered that the Judahites be taught the bow, [4] just as it is written in the Book of Jasher.
19Beauty [5] lies slain on your heights,
How the warriors have fallen! ”

“ By the life of Yahweh, not one hair will fall. Literally, By the life of Yahweh, if one hair falls . . . The "then" statement, left unstated, is a curse to fall upon the person swearing if he fails to uphold his oath. Roughly, "May God punish me if I allow one hair to fall."↑ (14:22) his servant's. Following the Kethib. The Qere reads, your servant's.↑ (14:26) The shekel was approximately 11 grams, but somewhat different shekels existed. Thus "by the king's measure" (literally, by the king's stone) would refer to the royal standard shekel in use at the time. ”

“ For does he not cause all my salvation and desire to grow? 6 And the vile are like thorns cast away, which cannot be taken in hand. 7 And a man who touches them must use iron and a spear-shaft, and they will be burned up on the spot.
8 These are the names of the David's mighty men. Josheb-bashshebeth [55] the Tahkemonite was the chief of the captains. He was Adino the Eznite, [56] against eight hundred, slain at one time.
9 And after him was Eleazar son of Dodo [57] son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they insulted the Philistines. ”

“ The Tekoite woman is expressing her wish that the guilt for not avenging the murder should fall strictly on her and her relatives, and not harm the king.↑ blood-avengers. The Bible contains references to a practice by which a "blood-avenger," a close relative of a person killed, would engage in retaliatory killings. ”

“ David profiting, and always growing stronger, and the house of Saul weakening every day. 2And these are the sons of David born in Hebron: his first born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess. 3And after him Chileab, of Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel: then the third was Absalom, son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. 4And the fourth was Adonijah, son of Haggith: and the fifth, Shephatiah, son of Abital. 5And the sixth Ithream, of Eglah the wife of David: These were born to David in Hebron. ”

“ Do battle more strongly against the city, and overthrow it. Encourage him.
26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and had her brought to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. And what David had done was wrong in the view of Yahweh.
Chapter 12 1Then the Lord sent Nathan to David: who when he came to him, he said: [21] "Two men were in one city, one rich, and the other poor. 2The rich man had many herds of sheep, and cattle. ”

“ The Kethib reads simply the river, using a term that typically implies that the Euphrates is meant.↑ (10:16) the River. Capitalized because it is the Hebrew expression nahar, which is both a general term for river and a specific title for the Euphrates.↑ strangely, the Wycliffe bible adds at the beginning of what Nathan says, "Answer me a judgement"↑ "should be killed"; literally "is a son of death"↑ (12:25) Lovable to the Lord. Hebrew, Jedidiah.↑ "sawed": "cut with saws", not "saw"↑ (13:16) No, my brother, because: following the Septuagint. ”