2 Samuel 15:19

15:19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you come with us? Go back and stay with the new ¹  king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your own country. ² 

2 Samuel 17:16

17:16 Now send word quickly to David and warn him, ³  “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert ⁴  tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, ⁵  or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.” ⁶ 

2 Samuel 21:20

21:20 Yet another battle occurred in Gath. On that occasion there was a large man ⁷  who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

[15:19]  ¹ tn The word “new” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation to make it clear that David refers to Absalom, not himself.

[15:19]  ² tn Heb “place.”

[17:16]  ³ tn Heb “send quickly and tell David saying.”

[17:16]  ⁴ tn Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV).

[17:16]  ⁵ tn That is, “cross over the Jordan River.”

[17:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “swallowed up.”

[21:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “a man of stature.”