2 Samuel 8:17

8:17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar ¹  were priests; Seraiah was scribe;

2 Samuel 8:2

8:2 He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. ²  The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. ³ 

1 Samuel 19:11

19:11 Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard it and to kill him in the morning. Then David’s wife Michal told him, “If you do not save yourself ⁴  tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”

[8:17]  ¹ tc Here Ahimelech is called “the son of Abiathar,” but NCV, CEV, and REB reverse this to conform with 1 Sam 22:20. Most recent English versions (e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT) retain the order found in the MT.

[8:2]  ² tn Heb “and he measured [with] two [lengths] of rope to put to death and [with] the fullness of the rope to keep alive.”

[8:2]  ³ tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”

[19:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “your life.”