2 Samuel 22:16

22:16 The depths ¹  of the sea were exposed;

the inner regions ²  of the world were uncovered

by the Lord’s battle cry, ³ 

by the powerful breath from his nose. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 10:19

10:19 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer ⁵  saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. ⁶  The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

2 Samuel 11:24

11:24 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall and some of the king’s soldiers ⁷  died. Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”

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 

2 Samuel 12:18

12:18 On the seventh day the child died. But the servants of David were afraid to inform him that the child had died, for they said, “While the child was still alive he would not listen to us ¹²  when we spoke to him. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He will do himself harm!” ¹³ 

[22:16]  ¹ tn Or “channels.”

[22:16]  ² tn Or “foundations.”

[22:16]  ³ tn The noun is derived from the verb גָעַר (nag’ar) which is often understood to mean “rebuke.” In some cases it is apparent that scolding or threatening is in view (see Gen 37:10; Ruth 2:16; Zech 3:2). However, in militaristic contexts this translation is inadequate, for the verb refers in this setting to the warrior’s battle cry, which terrifies and paralyzes the enemy. See A. Caquot, TDOT 3:53, and note the use of the verb in Pss 68:30; 106:9; and Nah 1:4, as well as the related noun in Job 26:11; Pss 9:5; 76:6; 104:7; Isa 50:2; 51:20; 66:15.

[22:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “blast of the breath” (literally, “breath of breath”) employs an appositional genitive. Synonyms are joined in a construct relationship to emphasize the single idea. For a detailed discussion of the grammatical point with numerous examples, see Y. Avishur, “Pairs of Synonymous Words in the Construct State (and in Appositional Hendiadys) in Biblical Hebrew,” Semitics 2 (1971): 17-81.

[10:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “the servants of Hadadezer.”

[10:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they served them.”

[11:24]  ⁹ tc The translation follows the Qere (“your servants”) rather than the Kethib (“your servant”).

[10:6]  ¹³ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

[10:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the Ammonites.”

[10:6]  ¹⁵ tn Or “Arameans of Beth Rehob and Arameans of Zobah.”

[10:6]  ¹⁶ 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.

[12:18]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “to our voice.”

[12:18]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “he will do harm.” The object is not stated in the Hebrew text. The statement may be intentionally vague, meaning that he might harm himself or them!