2 Samuel 12:4

12:4 “When a traveler arrived at the rich man’s home, ¹  he did not want to use one of his own sheep or cattle to feed ²  the traveler who had come to visit him. ³  Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and cooked ⁴  it for the man who had come to visit him.”

2 Samuel 14:2

14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning ⁵  and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time. ⁶ 

2 Samuel 17:16

17:16 Now send word quickly to David and warn him, ⁷  “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert ⁸  tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, ⁹  or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.” ¹⁰ 

2 Samuel 19:28

19:28 After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather ¹¹  who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! ¹²  What further claim do I have to ask ¹³  the king for anything?”

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¹ tn Heb “came to the rich man.” In the translation “arrived at the rich man’s home” has been used for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “and he refused to take from his flock and from his herd to prepare [a meal] for.”

³ tn Heb “who had come to him” (also a second time later in this verse). The word “visit” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “and prepared.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew Hitpael verbal form here indicates pretended rather than genuine action.

⁶ tn Heb “these many days.”

⁷ tn Heb “send quickly and tell David saying.”

⁸ tn Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV).

⁹ tn That is, “cross over the Jordan River.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “swallowed up.”

¹¹ tn Heb “father.”

¹² tn Heb “and you placed your servant among those who eat at your table.”

¹³ tn Heb “to cry out to.”