2 Samuel 3:25

3:25 You know Abner the son of Ner! Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return ¹  and to discover everything that you are doing!”

2 Samuel 9:8

9:8 Then Mephibosheth ²  bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” ³ 

2 Samuel 13:26

13:26 Then Absalom said, “If you will not go, ⁴  then let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king replied to him, “Why should he go with you?”

[3:25]  ¹ tn Heb “your going out and your coming in.” The expression is a merism. It specifically mentions the polar extremities of the actions but includes all activity in between the extremities as well, thus encompassing the entirety of one’s activities.

[9:8]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:8]  ³ tn Heb “What is your servant, that you turn to a dead dog which is like me?”

[13:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “and not.”