2 Samuel 11:1-27 NLT Text Notes

*2 Sam 11:1 Hebrew At the turn of the year. The first day of the year in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in March or April.

*2 Sam 11:8 Hebrew and wash your feet, an expression that may also have a connotation of ritualistic washing.

*2 Sam 11:11 Or at Succoth.

*2 Sam 11:21 Hebrew son of Jerub-besheth. Jerub-besheth is a variation on the name Jerub-baal, which is another name for Gideon; see Judg 6:32.