2 Samuel 10:5

10:5 Messengers ¹  told David what had happened, ²  so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ³  until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.”

2 Samuel 10:9

10:9 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 10:17

10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ⁵  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

2 Samuel 15:32

15:32 When David reached the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Arkite met him with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

2 Samuel 19:15-16

19:15 So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. ⁶ 

Now the people of Judah ⁷  had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him ⁸  cross the Jordan. 19:16 Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.

2 Samuel 19:25

19:25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

[10:5]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the messengers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:5]  ² tn The words “what had happened” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:5]  ³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Joab saw that the face of the battle was to him before and behind and he chose from all the best in Israel and arranged to meet Aram.”

[10:17]  ⁷ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:15]  ¹⁰ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:15]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah.”

[19:15]  ¹² tn Heb “the king.” The pronoun (“him”) has been used in the translation to avoid redundancy.