David was told, 2 “The people 3 of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.”
5:1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood! 5
15:19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you come with us? Go back and stay with the new 6 king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your own country. 7
1 tn Heb “house.”
2 tn Heb “and they told David.” The subject appears to be indefinite, allowing one to translate the verb as passive with David as subject.
3 tn Heb “men.”
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Heb “look we are your bone and your flesh.”
6 tn The word “new” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation to make it clear that David refers to Absalom, not himself.
7 tn Heb “place.”