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Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

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13 So David said, “Good! I will make an agreement with you. I ask only one thing from you. You will not see my face unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to visit me.”[a]

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:13 tn The words “when you come to see my face,” though found in the Hebrew text, are somewhat redundant given the similar expression in the earlier part of the verse. The words are absent from the Syriac Peshitta.

14 David sent messengers to Ish Bosheth son of Saul with this demand:[a] “Give me my wife Michal whom I acquired[b] for 100 Philistine foreskins.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:14 tn Heb “to Ish Bosheth son of Saul saying.” To avoid excessive sibilance (especially when read aloud) the translation renders “saying” as “with this demand.”
  2. 2 Samuel 3:14 tn Heb “whom I betrothed to myself.”