2 Samuel 11:23

11:23 The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and attacked us ¹  in the field. But we forced them to retreat all the way ²  to the door of the city gate.

2 Samuel 23:21

23:21 He also killed an impressive-looking Egyptian. ³  The Egyptian wielded a spear, while Benaiah attacked ⁴  him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

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¹ tn Heb “and came out to us.”

² tn Heb “but we were on them.”

³ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading אִישׁ (’ish, “man”) rather than the Kethib of the MT, אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who”).

⁴ tn Heb “and he went down to.”