3:4 These six were born to David 1 in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.
He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 2 3:5 These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea, 3 Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon – the mother of these four was Bathsheba 4 the daughter of Ammiel. 5
11:4 David and the whole Israelite army 10 advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). 11 (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.) 12
21:4 But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. 16 So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem. 17
1 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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3 tn “Shimea” (שִׁמְעָא, shim’a’) is a variant spelling of “Shammua” (שַׁמּוּעַ, shammua’; see 2 Sam 5:14). Some English versions use the spelling “Shammua” here (e.g., NIV, NCV).
4 tn Most Hebrew
5 tn In 2 Sam 11:3 Bathsheba is called “the daughter of Eliam,” while here her father’s name is given as “Ammiel.”
6 tn The words “the people of” are added in the translation for clarification.
7 tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”
8 tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”
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10 tn Heb “all Israel.”
11 sn Jebus was an older name for the city of Jerusalem (cf. Josh 15:8; Judg 1:21).
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12 tn Heb “and there [were] the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land.”
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14 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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16 tn Heb “and the word of the king was stronger than Joab.”
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