2 Samuel 17:2

17:2 When I catch up with ¹  him he will be exhausted and worn out. ²  I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king

2 Samuel 17:21-22

17:21 After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan ³  climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David, “Get up and cross the stream ⁴  quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you.” ⁵  17:22 So David and all the people who were with him got up and crossed the Jordan River. ⁶  By dawn there was not one person left who had not crossed the Jordan.

[17:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and I will come upon him.”

[17:2]  ² tn Heb “exhausted and slack of hands.”

[17:21]  ³ tn Heb “they”; the referents (Ahimaaz and Jonathan) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “the water.”

[17:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “for thus Ahithophel has devised against you.” The expression “thus” is narrative shorthand, referring to the plan outlined by Ahithophel (see vv. 1-3). The men would surely have outlined the plan in as much detail as they had been given by the messenger.

[17:22]  ⁶ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text here or in v. 24, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.