2 Samuel 10:6

10:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, ¹  they ²  sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, ³  in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 10:1

David and the Ammonites

10:1 Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 14:1

David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem

14:1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see ⁶  Absalom.

2 Samuel 14:1

David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem

14:1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see ⁷  Absalom.

2 Samuel 11:23-24

11:23 The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and attacked us ⁸  in the field. But we forced them to retreat all the way ⁹  to the door of the city gate. 11:24 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall and some of the king’s soldiers ¹⁰  died. Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”

Psalms 60:1

Psalm 60 ¹¹ 

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; ¹²  a prayer ¹³  of David written to instruct others. ¹⁴  It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down ¹⁵  12,000 Edomites ¹⁶  in the Valley of Salt. ¹⁷ 

60:1 O God, you have rejected us. ¹⁸ 

You suddenly turned on us in your anger. ¹⁹ 

Please restore us! ²⁰ 

[10:6]  ¹ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

[10:6]  ² tn Heb “the Ammonites.”

[10:6]  ³ tn Or “Arameans of Beth Rehob and Arameans of Zobah.”

[10:6]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps “the men of Tob.” The ancient versions (the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate) understand the name to be “Ish-tob.” It is possible that “Ish” is dittographic and that we should read simply “Tob,” a reading adopted by a number of recent English versions.

[10:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “reigned in his place.”

[14:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “the heart of the king was upon.” The Syriac Peshitta adds the verb ’ethre’i (“was reconciled”).

[14:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the heart of the king was upon.” The Syriac Peshitta adds the verb ’ethre’i (“was reconciled”).

[11:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “and came out to us.”

[11:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “but we were on them.”

[11:24]  ¹⁰ tc The translation follows the Qere (“your servants”) rather than the Kethib (“your servant”).

[60:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 60. The psalmist grieves over Israel’s humiliation, but in response to God’s assuring word, he asks for divine help in battle and expresses his confidence in victory.

[60:1]  ¹² tn The Hebrew expression means “lily of the testimony.” It may refer to a particular music style or to a tune title.

[60:1]  ¹³ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word מִכְתָּם (miktam), which also appears in the heading to Pss 16, 56-59, is uncertain. HALOT 582-83 s.v. defines it as “inscription.”

[60:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to teach.”

[60:1]  ¹⁵ tn In Josh 8:21 and Judg 20:48 the two verbs “turn back” and “strike down” are also juxtaposed. There they refer to a military counter-attack.

[60:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “12,000 of Edom.” Perhaps one should read אֲרַם (’aram, “Aram”) here rather than אֱדוֹם (’edom, “Edom”).

[60:1]  ¹⁷ sn The heading apparently refers to the military campaign recorded in 2 Sam 10 and 1 Chr 19.

[60:1]  ¹⁸ sn You have rejected us. See Pss 43:2; 44:9, 23.

[60:1]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “you broke out upon us, you were angry.”

[60:1]  ²⁰ tn The imperfect verbal form here expresses the psalmist’s wish or prayer.