2 Samuel 2:17

2:17 Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David’s soldiers. ¹ 

2 Samuel 12:15

12:15 Then Nathan went to his home. The Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill. ² 

2 Samuel 18:7

18:7 The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. ³  The slaughter there was great that day – 20,000 soldiers were killed.

[2:17]  ¹ tn Heb “servants.” So also elsewhere.

[12:15]  ² tn Heb “and the Lord struck the child…and he was ill.” It is necessary to repeat “the child” in the translation to make clear who became ill, since “the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became very ill” could be understood to mean that David himself became ill.

[18:7]  ³ tn Heb “servants” (also in v. 9).