2 Samuel 22:18

22:18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, ¹ 

from those who hate me,

for they were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 3:39

3:39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! ²  May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!” ³ 

2 Samuel 10:11

10:11 Joab ⁴  said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me, ⁵  you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, ⁶  I will come to your rescue.

2 Samuel 14:18

14:18 Then the king replied to the woman, “Don’t hide any information from me when I question you.” The woman said, “Let my lord the king speak!”

[22:18]  ¹ tn The singular refers either to personified death or collectively to the psalmist’s enemies. The following line, which refers to “those [plural] who hate me,” favors the latter.

[3:39]  ² tn Heb “are hard from me.”

[3:39]  ³ tn Heb “May the Lord repay the doer of the evil according to his evil” (NASB similar).

[10:11]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

[10:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”