3:12 Then Abner sent messengers 1 to David saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make an agreement 2 with me, and I will do whatever I can 3 to cause all Israel to turn to you.”
5:6 Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem 4 against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites 5 said to David, “You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying, ‘David cannot invade this place!’”
1 tn The Hebrew text adds here, “on his behalf.”
2 tn Heb “cut a covenant.” So also in vv. 13, 21.
3 tn Heb “and behold, my hand is with you.”
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 The Hebrew text has “he” rather than “the Jebusites.” The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. In the Syriac Peshitta and some