Discovery Box2 Samuel 7:23 
Context7:23 Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation 1 on the earth? Their God 2 went 3 to claim 4 a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, 5 before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods. 6
2 Samuel 14:2
Context14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning 7 and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time. 8
2 Samuel 16:21
Context16:21 Ahithophel replied to Absalom, “Have sex with 9 your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.” 10
1 tn Heb “a nation, one.”
2 tn Heb “whose God” or “because God.” In the Hebrew text this clause is subordinated to what precedes. The clauses are separated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
3 tn The verb is plural in Hebrew, agreeing grammatically with the divine name, which is a plural of degree.
4 tn Heb “redeem.”
5 tn Heb “and to do for you [plural form] the great [thing] and awesome [things] for your land.”
6 tn Heb “from Egypt, nations and their gods.” The LXX has “nations and tents,” which reflects a mistaken metathesis of letters in אֶלֹהָיו (e’lohav, “its gods”) and אֹהָלָיו (’ohalav, “its tents”).
7 tn The Hebrew Hitpael verbal form here indicates pretended rather than genuine action.
8 tn Heb “these many days.”
9 tn Heb “go to”; NAB “have (+ sexual NCV) relations with”; TEV “have intercourse with”; NLT “Go and sleep with.”
10 tn Heb “and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
