2 Samuel 24:20

Context

24:20 When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching him, he¹ went out and bowed to the king with his face² to the ground.

2 Samuel 14:33

Context

14:33 So Joab went to the king and informed him. The king³ summoned Absalom, and he came to the king. Absalom⁴ bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and the king kissed him.⁵

[24:20] ¹tn Heb “Araunah.” The name has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun (“he”) for stylistic reasons.

[24:20] ²tn Heb “nostrils.”

[14:33] ³tn Heb “he.” Joab, acting on behalf of the king, may be the implied subject.

[14:33] ⁴tn Heb “he”; the referent (Absalom) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:33] ⁵tn Heb “Absalom.” For stylistic reasons the name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.