2 Samuel 7:6

7:6 I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day. Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent. ¹ 

2 Samuel 19:24

19:24 Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, ²  came down to meet the king. From the day the king had left until the day he safely ³  returned, Mephibosheth ⁴  had not cared for his feet ⁵  nor trimmed ⁶  his mustache nor washed his clothes.

[7:6]  ¹ tn Heb “in a tent and in a dwelling.” The expression is a hendiadys, using two terms to express one idea.

[19:24]  ² tn Heb “son.”

[19:24]  ³ tn Heb “in peace.” So also in v. 31.

[19:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “done his feet.”

[19:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “done.”