unfoldingWord_en_tn/2sa/17/09.md

# Look

Here this word is used to draw someone's attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: "Listen"

# pit

a deep hole in the ground

# or in some other place

This is another place he may be hiding. Alternate translation: "or hidden in some other place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# when some of your men have been killed

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "when his soldiers kill some of your men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# A slaughter has taken place among the soldiers who follow Absalom

The noun "slaughter" means an event where many people are brutally killed. This can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: "Many of the soldiers who follow Absalom have been slaughtered" or "The enemy soldiers have killed many of the soldiers who follow Absalom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])