2 Samuel 16:7

16:7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man! ¹ 

2 Samuel 23:7

23:7 The one who touches them

must use an iron instrument

or the wooden shaft of a spear.

They are completely burned up right where they lie!” ² 

2 Samuel 10:8

10:8 The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the men from Aram Zobah, Rehob, Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

2 Samuel 20:2

20:2 So all the men of Israel deserted ³  David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River ⁴  to Jerusalem. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 20:11

20:11 One of Joab’s soldiers who stood over Amasa said, “Whoever is for ⁶  Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!”

2 Samuel 24:9

24:9 Joab reported the number of warriors ⁷  to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.

2 Samuel 10:6

10:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, ⁸  they ⁹  sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, ¹⁰  in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob. ¹¹ 

[16:7]  ¹ tn Heb “man of worthlessness.”

[23:7]  ² tn Heb “and with fire they are completely burned up in [the place where they] remain.” The infinitive absolute is used before the finite verb to emphasize that they are completely consumed by the fire.

[20:2]  ³ tn Heb “went up from after.”

[20:2]  ⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[20:2]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[20:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “takes delight in.”

[24:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Joab gave the number of the numbering of the people.”

[10:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

[10:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “the Ammonites.”

[10:6]  ⁸ tn Or “Arameans of Beth Rehob and Arameans of Zobah.”

[10:6]  ⁹ tn Or perhaps “the men of Tob.” The ancient versions (the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate) understand the name to be “Ish-tob.” It is possible that “Ish” is dittographic and that we should read simply “Tob,” a reading adopted by a number of recent English versions.