2 Samuel 17:4

17:4 This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders ¹  of Israel.

2 Samuel 22:41

22:41 You make my enemies retreat; ² 

I destroy those who hate me.

[17:4]  ¹ tn Heb “elders.”

[22:41]  ² tn Heb “and [as for] my enemies, you give to me [the] back [or “neck” ].” The idiom “give [the] back” means “to cause [one] to turn the back and run away.” See Exod 23:27 and HALOT 888 s.v. II ערף.