Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 3:23:

• Kupsabiny: “When Joab arrived with his people, he was told that, ‘Abner has come to talk with the ruler/king. After finishing, the king released him to go in peace.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So when Joab and the troops that had plundered and brought came back, having arrived there, then he heard that Abner son of Ner had gone back from the king’s place rejoicing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When Joab heard-the-news that Abner went to the king and was-sent-away without harming (him),” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When Joab and the soldiers who were with him arrived, someone told him that Abner had come there and talked with the king, and that the king allowed to go home safely.” (Source: Translation for Translators)