2 Samuel 16:2
Context16:2 The king asked Ziba, “Why did you bring these things?” 1 Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread 2 and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.” 3
2 Samuel 23:8
Context23:8 These are the names of David’s warriors:
Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the officers. 4 He killed eight hundred men with his spear in one battle. 5
2 Samuel 24:17
Context24:17 When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the Lord, “Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep – what have they done? Attack me and my family.” 6


[16:2] 1 tn Heb “What are these to you?”
[16:2] 2 tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
[16:2] 3 tn The Hebrew text adds “to drink.”
[23:8] 4 tn The Hebrew word is sometimes rendered as “the three,” but BDB is probably correct in taking it to refer to military officers (BDB 1026 s.v. שְׁלִישִׁי). In that case the etymological connection of this word to the Hebrew numerical adjective for “three” can be explained as originating with a designation for the third warrior in a chariot.
[23:8] 5 tc The translation follows some LXX
[24:17] 7 tn Heb “let your hand be against me and against the house of my father.”