2 Samuel 10:14

10:14 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before his brother Abishai and went into the city. Joab withdrew from fighting the Ammonites and returned to ¹  Jerusalem. ² 

2 Samuel 15:8

15:8 For I made this vow ³  when I was living in Geshur in Aram: ‘If the Lord really does allow me to return to Jerusalem, ⁴  I will serve the Lord.’”

2 Samuel 19:25

19:25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

2 Samuel 19:34

19:34 Barzillai replied to the king, “How many days do I have left to my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

2 Samuel 20:2

20:2 So all the men of Israel deserted ⁵  David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River ⁶  to Jerusalem. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “and Joab returned from against the sons of Ammon and entered.”

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³ tn Heb “for your servant vowed a vow.” The formal court style of referring to one’s self in third person (“your servant”) has been translated here as first person for clarity.

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⁵ tn Heb “went up from after.”

⁶ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

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