2 Samuel 16:21
16:21 Ahithophel replied to Absalom, “Have sex with 1 your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.” 2
2 Samuel 19:35
19:35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I 3 taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I 4 continue to be a burden to my lord the king?
1 tn Heb “go to”; NAB “have (+ sexual NCV) relations with”; TEV “have intercourse with”; NLT “Go and sleep with.”
2 tn Heb “and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
3 tn Heb “your servant.”
4 tn Heb “your servant.”