Discovery Box2 Samuel 5:21 
Context5:21 The Philistines 1 abandoned their idols 2 there, and David and his men picked them up.
2 Samuel 6:1
Context6:1 David again assembled 3 all the best 4 men in Israel, thirty thousand in number.
2 Samuel 15:13
Context15:13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!” 5
2 Samuel 16:15
Context16:15 Now when Absalom and all the men 6 of Israel arrived in Jerusalem, 7 Ahithophel was with him.
1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tc For “idols” the LXX and Vulgate have “gods.”
3 tn The translation understands the verb to be a defective spelling of וַיְּאֱסֹף (vayyÿ’esof) due to quiescence of the letter א (alef). The root therefore is אסף (’sf, “to gather”). The Masoretes, however, pointed the verb as וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef), understanding it to be a form of יָסַף (yasaf, “to add”). This does not fit the context, which calls for a verb of gathering.
4 tn Or “chosen.”
5 tn Heb “the heart of the men of Israel is with Absalom.”
6 tn Heb “and all the people, the men of Israel.”
7 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
