2 Samuel 15:8

15:8 For I made this vow ¹  when I was living in Geshur in Aram: ‘If the Lord really does allow me to return to Jerusalem, ²  I will serve the Lord.’”

2 Samuel 15:15

15:15 The king’s servants replied to the king, “We will do whatever our lord the king decides.” ³ 

2 Samuel 15:21

15:21 But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king is, whether dead or alive, ⁴  there I ⁵  will be as well!”

[15:8]  ¹ tn Heb “for your servant vowed a vow.” The formal court style of referring to one’s self in third person (“your servant”) has been translated here as first person for clarity.

[15:8]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:15]  ³ tn Heb “according to all that my lord the king will choose, behold your servants!”

[15:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “whether for death or for life.”

[15:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “your servant.”