2 Samuel 13:20
Context13:20 Her brother Absalom said to her, “Was Amnon your brother with you? Now be quiet, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take it so seriously!” 1 Tamar, devastated, lived in the house of her brother Absalom.
2 Samuel 20:10
Context20:10 Amasa did not protect himself from the knife in Joab’s other hand, and Joab 2 stabbed him in the abdomen, causing Amasa’s 3 intestines to spill out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again; the first blow was fatal. 4 Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bicri.
2 Samuel 24:24
Context24:24 But the king said to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you! I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing.”
So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty pieces of silver. 5


[13:20] 1 tn Heb “Don’t set your heart to this thing!”
[20:10] 2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[20:10] 3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Amasa) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[20:10] 4 tn Heb “and he did not repeat concerning him, and he died.”
[24:24] 3 tn Heb “fifty shekels of silver.” This would have been about 20 ounces (568 grams) of silver by weight.