17:16 David went in, sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, 1 that you should have brought me to this point?
1 tn Heb “house.”
2 tn Heb “No, for buying I will buy for full silver.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
3 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:24 has the plural “burnt sacrifices.”
4 tn Or “without [paying] compensation.”