12:26 3 So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.
14:23 So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. 4
15:37 So David’s friend Hushai arrived in the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.
1 tn Heb “sent and took her.”
2 tn In 1 Sam 25:44 this name appears as “Palti.”
3 sn Here the narrative resumes the battle story that began in 11:1 (see 11:25). The author has interrupted that story to give the related account of David’s sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah. He now returns to the earlier story and brings it to a conclusion.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Absalom) has been specified in the translation for clarity.