2 Samuel 10:18

10:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. ¹  He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who died there.

2 Samuel 13:13

13:13 How could I ever be rid of my humiliation? And you would be considered one of the fools ²  in Israel! Just ³  speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

2 Samuel 23:21

23:21 He also killed an impressive-looking Egyptian. ⁴  The Egyptian wielded a spear, while Benaiah attacked ⁵  him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

[10:18]  ¹ tn Heb “horsemen” (so KJV, NASB, NCV, NRSV, NLT) but the Lucianic recension of the LXX reads “foot soldiers,” as does the parallel text in 1 Chr 19:18. Cf. NAB, NIV.

[13:13]  ² tn Heb “and you will be like one of the fools.”

[13:13]  ³ tn Heb “Now.”

[23:21]  ³ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading אִישׁ (’ish, “man”) rather than the Kethib of the MT, אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who”).

[23:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he went down to.”