2 Samuel 11:3
11:3 So David sent someone to inquire about the woman. The messenger
1 said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
2 Samuel 12:19
12:19 When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he 2 realized that the child was dead. So David asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” They replied, “Yes, he’s dead.”
2 Samuel 12:28
12:28 So now assemble the rest of the army
3 and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me.”
2 Samuel 13:33
13:33 Now don’t let my lord the king be concerned about the report that has come saying, ‘All the king’s sons are dead.’ It is only Amnon who is dead.”
2 Samuel 19:27
19:27 But my servant
4 has slandered me
5 to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do whatever seems appropriate to you.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the messenger) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “David.” The name has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun (“he”) for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “people.” So also in vv. 29, 31.
4 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “your servant.”