2 Samuel 11:11

11:11 Uriah replied to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah reside in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and my lord’s soldiers are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and have marital relations ¹  with my wife? As surely as you are alive, ²  I will not do this thing!”

2 Samuel 13:32

13:32 Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said, “My lord should not say, ‘They have killed all the young men who are the king’s sons.’ For only Amnon is dead. This is what Absalom has talked about ³  from the day that Amnon ⁴  humiliated his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 19:35

19:35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I ⁵  taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I ⁶  continue to be a burden to my lord the king?

[11:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and lay.”

[11:11]  ² tn Heb “as you live and as your soul lives.”

[13:32]  ³ tn Heb “it was placed on the mouth of Absalom.”

[13:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amnon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “your servant.”

[19:35]  ⁶ tn Heb “your servant.”