2 Samuel 15:8

15:8 For I made this vow 1  when I was living in Geshur in Aram: ‘If the Lord really does allow me to return to Jerusalem, 2  I will serve the Lord.’”

2 Samuel 15:15

15:15 The king’s servants replied to the king, “We will do whatever our lord the king decides.” 3 

2 Samuel 15:21

15:21 But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king is, whether dead or alive, 4  there I 5  will be as well!”

1 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.

2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

3 tn Heb “according to all that my lord the king will choose, behold your servants!”

4 tn Heb “whether for death or for life.”

5 tn Heb “your servant.”