2 Samuel 14:1

David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem

14:1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see ¹  Absalom.

2 Samuel 15:13

David Flees from Jerusalem

15:13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!” ² 

2 Samuel 15:6

15:6 Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty ³  of the citizens ⁴  of Israel.

2 Samuel 18:3

18:3 But the soldiers replied, ⁵  “You should not do this! ⁶  For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won’t be too concerned about us. ⁷  Even if half of us should die, they won’t be too concerned about us. But you ⁸  are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support.”

2 Samuel 13:28

13:28 Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk ⁹  and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!” ¹⁰ 

2 Samuel 24:10

24:10 David felt guilty ¹¹  after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

2 Samuel 19:7

19:7 So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to ¹²  your servants. For I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!”

¹ tn Heb “the heart of the king was upon.” The Syriac Peshitta adds the verb ’ethre’i (“was reconciled”).

² tn Heb “the heart of the men of Israel is with Absalom.”

³ tn Heb “stole the heart.”

⁴ tn Heb “the men.”

⁴ tn Heb “the people said.”

⁵ tn Heb “march out.”

⁶ tn Heb “they will not place to us heart.”

⁷ tc The translation follows the LXX (except for the Lucianic recension), Symmachus, and Vulgate in reading אָתָּה (’atta, “you”) rather than MT עָתָּה (’atta, “now”).

⁵ tn Heb “when good is the heart of Amnon with wine.”

⁶ tn Heb “and become sons of valor.”

⁶ tn Heb “and the heart of David struck him.”

⁷ tn Heb “and speak to the heart of.”