2 Samuel 2:3

2:3 David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities ¹  of Hebron.

2 Samuel 2:17

2:17 Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David’s soldiers. ² 

2 Samuel 3:6

Abner Defects to David’s Camp

3:6 As the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was becoming more influential ³  in the house of Saul.

2 Samuel 13:31

13:31 Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

2 Samuel 17:29

17:29 honey, curds, flocks, and cheese. ⁴  For they said, “The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.” ⁵ 

2 Samuel 24:6

24:6 Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon. ⁶ 

[2:3]  ¹ tc The expression “the cities of Hebron” is odd; we would expect the noun to be in the singular, if used at all. Although the Syriac Peshitta has the expected reading “in Hebron,” the MT is clearly the more difficult reading and should probably be retained here.

[2:17]  ² tn Heb “servants.” So also elsewhere.

[3:6]  ³ tn Heb “was strengthening himself.” The statement may have a negative sense here, perhaps suggesting that Abner was overstepping the bounds of political propriety in a self-serving way.

[17:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “cheese of the herd,” probably referring to cheese from cow’s milk (rather than goat’s milk).

[17:29]  ⁵ tn Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

[24:6]  ⁶ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.