2 Samuel 4:2

4:2 Now Saul’s son ¹  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,

2 Samuel 4:11

4:11 Surely when wicked men have killed an innocent man as he slept ²  in his own house, should I not now require his blood from your hands and remove ³  you from the earth?”

2 Samuel 12:1

Nathan the Prophet Confronts David

12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan ⁴  to David. When he came to David, ⁵  Nathan ⁶  said, ⁷  “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

[4:2]  ¹ 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.

[4:11]  ² tn Heb “on his bed.”

[4:11]  ³ tn See HALOT 146 s.v. II בער. Some derive the verb from a homonym meaning “to burn; to consume.”

[12:1]  ³ tc A few medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, and the Syriac Peshitta add “the prophet.” The words are included in a few modern English version (e.g., TEV, CEV, NLT).

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”