2 Samuel 2:12

2:12 Then Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

2 Samuel 2:15

2:15 So they got up and crossed over by number: twelve belonging to Benjamin and to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

3:38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great leader¹ has fallen this day in Israel?

9:12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants.

11:9 But Uriah stayed at the door of the palace with all² the servants of his lord. He did not go down to his house.

11:24 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall and some of the king’s soldiers³ died. Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”

13:24 Then Absalom went to the king and said, “My shearers have begun their work.⁴ Let the king and his servants go with me.”

13:31 Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

13:36 Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping.⁵ The king and all his servants wept loudly⁶ as well.

14:31 Then Joab got up and came to Absalom’s house. He said to him, “Why did your servants set my portion of field on fire?”

24:20 When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching him, he⁷ went out and bowed to the king with his face⁸ to the ground.

¹tn Heb “a leader and a great one.” The expression is a hendiadys.

²tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation lacks the word “all.”

³tc The translation follows the Qere (“your servants”) rather than the Kethib (“your servant”).

⁴tn Heb “your servant has sheepshearers.” The phrase “your servant” also occurs at the end of the verse.

⁵tn Heb “and they lifted their voice and wept.”

⁶tn Heb “with a great weeping.”

⁷tn Heb “Araunah.” The name has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun (“he”) for stylistic reasons.

⁸tn Heb “nostrils.”