2 Samuel 1:8

1:8 He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I told him, ‘I’m ¹  an Amalekite.’

2 Samuel 8:12

8:12 including ²  Aram, ³  Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amelek. This also included some of the plunder taken from ⁴  King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah.

[1:8]  ¹ tc The present translation reads with the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss “and I said,” rather than the Kethib which has “and he said.” See the LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate, all of which have the first person.

[8:12]  ² tn Heb “from.”

[8:12]  ³ tc The present translation follows the MT; a few Hebrew mss along with the LXX and Syriac read “Edom” (cf. 2 Sam 8:14 and 1 Chr 18:11). Many modern English versions read “Edom” here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[8:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “and from the plunder of.”