2 Samuel 1:24

1:24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

who clothed you in scarlet ¹  as well as jewelry,

who put gold jewelry on your clothes.

2 Samuel 3:16

3:16 Her husband went along behind her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Finally Abner said to him, “Go back!” ²  So he returned home.

2 Samuel 3:34

3:34 Your hands ³  were not bound,

and your feet were not put into irons.

You fell the way one falls before criminals.”

All the people ⁴  wept over him again.

2 Samuel 12:22

12:22 He replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ⁵  ‘Perhaps ⁶  the Lord will show pity and the child will live.

[1:24]  ¹ sn Clothing of scarlet was expensive and beyond the financial reach of most people.

[3:16]  ² tn Heb “Go, return.”

[3:34]  ³ tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew manuscripts and several ancient versions in reading “your hands,” rather than “your hand.”

[3:34]  ⁴ tc 4QSam^a lacks the words “all the people.”

[12:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “said.”

[12:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “Who knows?”