2 Samuel 3:21
Context3:21 Abner said to David, “Let me leave so that I may go and gather all Israel to my lord the king so that they may make an agreement 1 with you. Then you will rule over all that you desire.” So David sent Abner away, and he left in peace.
2 Samuel 10:3
Context10:3 the Ammonite officials said to their lord Hanun, “Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? 2 No, David has sent his servants to you to get information about the city and spy on it so they can overthrow it!” 3
1 tn After the cohortatives, the prefixed verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.
2 tn Heb “Is David honoring your father in your eyes when he sends to you ones consoling?”
3 tn Heb “Is it not to explore the city and to spy on it and to overthrow it [that] David has sent his servants to you?”