2 Samuel 3:17-19

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 2 Samuel 3:17 tn Heb “the word of Abner was with.”
2. 2 Samuel 3:17 tn Heb “you were seeking David to be king over you.”
3. 2 Samuel 3:18 tc The present translation follows the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate in reading “I will save,” rather than the MT “he saved” or “to save." The context calls for the first person common singular imperfect of the verb rather than the third person masculine singular perfect or the infinitive construct.
4. 2 Samuel 3:18 tn Heb “from the hand of.”
5. 2 Samuel 3:19 tn Heb “into the ears of.”
6. 2 Samuel 3:19 tn Heb “also Abner went to speak into the ears of David in Hebron.”
7. 2 Samuel 3:19 tn Heb “all which was good in the eyes of Israel and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin.”