2 Samuel 6:1

David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem

6:1 David again assembled ¹  all the best ²  men in Israel, thirty thousand in number.

2 Samuel 14:3

14:3 Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say. ³ 

2 Samuel 19:12

19:12 You are my brothers – my very own flesh and blood! ⁴  Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back?’

2 Samuel 19:23

19:23 The king said to Shimei, “You won’t die.” The king vowed an oath ⁵  concerning this.

[6:1]  ¹ tn The translation understands the verb to be a defective spelling of וַיְּאֱסֹף (vayyÿ’esof) due to quiescence of the letter א (alef). The root therefore is אסף (’sf, “to gather”). The Masoretes, however, pointed the verb as וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef), understanding it to be a form of יָסַף (yasaf, “to add”). This does not fit the context, which calls for a verb of gathering.

[6:1]  ² tn Or “chosen.”

[14:3]  ³ tn Heb “put the words in her mouth” (so NASB, NIV).

[19:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “my bone and my flesh.”

[19:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “swore to him.”