2 Samuel 3:25

3:25 You know Abner the son of Ner! Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return ¹  and to discover everything that you are doing!”

2 Samuel 24:22

24:22 Araunah told David, “My lord the king may take whatever he wishes ²  and offer it. Look! Here are oxen for burnt offerings, and threshing sledges ³  and harnesses ⁴  for wood.

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¹ tn Heb “your going out and your coming in.” The expression is a merism. It specifically mentions the polar extremities of the actions but includes all activity in between the extremities as well, thus encompassing the entirety of one’s activities.

² tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”

³ sn Threshing sledges were heavy boards used in ancient times for loosening grain from husks. On the bottom sides of these boards sharp stones were embedded, and the boards were then dragged across the grain on a threshing floor by an ox or donkey.

⁴ tn Heb “the equipment of the oxen.”