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 # some of the servants of David fell
 
-The word "fell" is a polite way to refer to the soldiers being killed. Alternate translation: "David's servants were killed" or "they killed some of David's servants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
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-# servants of David
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-"David's soldiers." These men served David as soldiers. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Samuel 3:22](../03/22.md).
+"David's servants were killed" or "they killed some of David's servants" 
 
 # and Uriah the Hittite was also killed there
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "including Uriah the Hittite" or "and the men of the city also killed Uriah the Hittite" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"including Uriah the Hittite" or "and the men of the city also killed Uriah the Hittite"