2 Samuel 3:39
Konteks3:39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! 1 May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!” 2
Mazmur 18:18
Konteks18:18 They confronted 3 me in my day of calamity,
but the Lord helped me. 4
[3:39] 1 tn Heb “are hard from me.”
[3:39] 2 tn Heb “May the
[18:18] 3 tn The same verb is translated “trapped” in v. 5. In this poetic narrative context the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not imperfect.