2 Samuel 3:1-39 NLT Text Notes

*2 Sam 3:3 As in parallel text at 1 Chr 3:1 (see also Greek version, which reads Daluia, and possible support by Dead Sea Scrolls); Hebrew reads Kileab.

*2 Sam 3:7 Ishbosheth is another name for Esh-baal.

*2 Sam 3:14 Hebrew the foreskins.

*2 Sam 3:15 As in 1 Sam 25:44; Hebrew reads Paltiel, a variant spelling of Palti.

*2 Sam 3:29 Or or a contagious skin disease. The Hebrew word used here can describe various skin diseases.

*2 Sam 3:29 Or who is effeminate; Hebrew reads who handles a spindle.