2 Samuel 3:22

Abner Is Killed

3:22 Now David’s soldiers ¹  and Joab were coming back from a raid, bringing a great deal of plunder with them. Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, for David ²  had sent him away and he had left in peace.

2 Samuel 23:20

23:20 Benaiah son of Jehoida was a brave warrior ³  from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. ⁴  He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day.

2 Samuel 24:16

24:16 When the angel ⁵  extended his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented from his judgment. ⁶  He told the angel who was killing the people, “That’s enough! Stop now!” ⁷  (Now the Lord’s angel was near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.)

¹ tn Heb “And look, the servants of David.”

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading חַיִל (khayil, “valor”) rather than the Kethib of the MT, חַי (khay, “life”).

⁴ tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אריאל is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בני, “sons of,” has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שׁני).

⁵ tn Heb “messenger.”

⁶ tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”

⁷ tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”