11:22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; 1 he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.
17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies 2 says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd 3 to make you a leader of my people Israel.
1 tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אֲרִיאֵל (’ari’el) is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons of”) has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שְׁנֵי, shÿney).
2 tn Traditionally, “
3 tn Heb “and from after sheep.”