2 Samuel 10:4

10:4 So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved off half of each one’s beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, ¹  and then sent them away.

2 Samuel 15:6

15:6 Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty ²  of the citizens ³  of Israel.

2 Samuel 15:22

15:22 So David said to Ittai, “Come along then.” ⁴  So Ittai the Gittite went along, ⁵  accompanied by all his men and all the dependents ⁶  who were with him.

2 Samuel 16:19

16:19 Moreover, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you.” ⁷ 

2 Samuel 18:23

18:23 But he said, ⁸  “Whatever happens, I want to go!” So Joab ⁹  said to him, “Then go!” So Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Jordan plain, and he passed the Cushite.

[10:4]  ¹ tn Heb “and he cut their robes in the middle unto their buttocks.”

[15:6]  ² tn Heb “stole the heart.”

[15:6]  ³ tn Heb “the men.”

[15:22]  ³ tn Heb “Come and cross over.”

[15:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “crossed over.”

[15:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “all the little ones.”

[16:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “Just as I served before your father, so I will be before you.”

[18:23]  ⁵ tn The words “but he said” are not in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[18:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.