2 Samuel 2:22

2:22 So Abner spoke again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me! I do not want to strike you to the ground. ¹  How then could I show ²  my face in the presence of Joab your brother?”

2 Samuel 5:24

5:24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, act decisively. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army ³  of the Philistines.”

2 Samuel 13:28

13:28 Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk ⁴  and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!” ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “Why should I strike you to the ground?”

² tn Heb “lift.”

³ tn Heb “camp” (so NAB).

⁴ tn Heb “when good is the heart of Amnon with wine.”

⁵ tn Heb “and become sons of valor.”