2 Samuel 13:28
Context13:28 Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk 1 and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!” 2
2 Samuel 14:30
Context14:30 So he said to his servants, “Look, Joab has a portion of field adjacent to mine and he has some barley there. Go and set it on fire.” 3 So Absalom’s servants set Joab’s 4 portion of the field on fire.
[13:28] 1 tn Heb “when good is the heart of Amnon with wine.”
[13:28] 2 tn Heb “and become sons of valor.”
[14:30] 3 tc The LXX adds here the following words: “And the servants of Absalom burned them up. And the servants of Joab came to him, rending their garments. They said….”
[14:30] 4 tn The word “Joab’s” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.