2 Samuel 3:12

3:12 Then Abner sent messengers ¹  to David saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make an agreement ²  with me, and I will do whatever I can ³  to cause all Israel to turn to you.”

2 Samuel 17:16

17:16 Now send word quickly to David and warn him, ⁴  “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert ⁵  tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, ⁶  or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.” ⁷ 

¹ tn The Hebrew text adds here, “on his behalf.”

² tn Heb “cut a covenant.” So also in vv. 13, 21.

³ tn Heb “and behold, my hand is with you.”

⁴ tn Heb “send quickly and tell David saying.”

⁵ tn Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV).

⁶ tn That is, “cross over the Jordan River.”

⁷ tn Heb “swallowed up.”