2 Samuel 12:18

12:18 On the seventh day the child died. But the servants of David were afraid to inform him that the child had died, for they said, “While the child was still alive he would not listen to us ¹  when we spoke to him. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He will do himself harm!” ² 

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 19:7

19:7 So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to ⁵  your servants. For I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!”

[12:18]  ¹ tn Heb “to our voice.”

[12:18]  ² tn Heb “he will do harm.” The object is not stated in the Hebrew text. The statement may be intentionally vague, meaning that he might harm himself or them!

[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.

[19:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “and speak to the heart of.”