2 Samuel 18:3

18:3 But the soldiers replied, ¹  “You should not do this! ²  For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won’t be too concerned about us. ³  Even if half of us should die, they won’t be too concerned about us. But you ⁴  are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support.”

2 Samuel 19:35

19:35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I ⁵  taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I ⁶  continue to be a burden to my lord the king?

[18:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the people said.”

[18:3]  ² tn Heb “march out.”

[18:3]  ³ tn Heb “they will not place to us heart.”

[18:3]  ⁴ tc The translation follows the LXX (except for the Lucianic recension), Symmachus, and Vulgate in reading אָתָּה (’atta, “you”) rather than MT עָתָּה (’atta, “now”).

[19:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “your servant.”

[19:35]  ⁶ tn Heb “your servant.”