2 Samuel 12:27

12:27 Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city. ¹ 

2 Samuel 14:16

14:16 Yes! ²  The king may ³  listen and deliver his female servant ⁴  from the hand of the man who seeks to remove ⁵  both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’ ⁶ 

[12:27]  ¹ sn The expression translated the water supply of the city (Heb “the city of the waters”) apparently refers to that part of the fortified city that guarded the water supply of the entire city. Joab had already captured this part of the city, but he now defers to King David for the capture of the rest of the city. In this way the king will receive the credit for this achievement.

[14:16]  ² tn Or “for.”

[14:16]  ³ tn Or “will.” The imperfect verbal form can have either an indicative or modal nuance. The use of “perhaps” in v. 15b suggests the latter here.

[14:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “in order to deliver his maid.”

[14:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “destroy.”

[14:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “from the inheritance of God.” The expression refers to the property that was granted to her family line in the division of the land authorized by God.