23:2 David 2 assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.
19:8 When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. 3 19:9 The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field. 19:10 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. 4 19:11 He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.
1 tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn The words “the news” and “to meet them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.
4 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.