2 Samuel 3:3

3:3 His second son ¹  was Kileab, born to Abigail the widow ²  of Nabal the Carmelite. His third son was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.

2 Samuel 14:29

14:29 Then Absalom sent a message to Joab asking him to send him to the king, but Joab was not willing to come to him. So he sent a second message to him, but he still was not willing to come.

2 Samuel 3:15

3:15 So Ish-bosheth took her ³  from her husband Paltiel ⁴  son of Laish.

2 Samuel 20:10

20:10 Amasa did not protect himself from the knife in Joab’s other hand, and Joab ⁵  stabbed him in the abdomen, causing Amasa’s ⁶  intestines to spill out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again; the first blow was fatal. ⁷  Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bicri.

2 Samuel 4:2

4:2 Now Saul’s son ⁸  had two men who were in charge of raiding units; one was named Baanah and the other Recab. They were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, who was a Benjaminite. (Beeroth is regarded as belonging to Benjamin,

[3:3]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text does not have the word “son.” So also in vv. 3-5.

[3:3]  ² tn Heb “wife.”

[3:15]  ³ tn Heb “sent and took her.”

[3:15]  ⁴ tn In 1 Sam 25:44 this name appears as “Palti.”

[20:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Amasa) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he did not repeat concerning him, and he died.”

[4:2]  ⁷ tc The present translation, “Saul’s son had two men,” is based on the reading “to the son of Saul,” rather than the MT’s “the son of Saul.” The context requires the preposition to indicate the family relationship.