2 Samuel 1:6

1:6 The young man who was telling him this ¹  said, “I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him.

2 Samuel 1:24

1:24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

who clothed you in scarlet ²  as well as jewelry,

who put gold jewelry on your clothes.

2 Samuel 3:14

3:14 David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth son of Saul with this demand: ³  “Give me my wife Michal whom I acquired ⁴  for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

2 Samuel 10:5

10:5 Messengers ⁵  told David what had happened, ⁶  so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ⁷  until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.”

[1:6]  ¹ tc The Syriac Peshitta and one ms of the LXX lack the words “who was telling him this” of the MT.

[1:24]  ² sn Clothing of scarlet was expensive and beyond the financial reach of most people.

[3:14]  ³ tn Heb “to Ish-bosheth son of Saul saying.” To avoid excessive sibilance (especially when read aloud) the translation renders “saying” as “with this demand.”

[3:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “whom I betrothed to myself.”

[10:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the messengers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:5]  ⁶ tn The words “what had happened” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:5]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.