OET interlinear 2 SAM 2:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

וְ⁠יוֹאָ֨ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֜ה

and,Joab (Some words not found in UHB: and,Joab son_of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) and,the_servants_of Dāvid they_came_out and,they,met_them on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in pool_of Giⱱˊōn group and=they_lived these on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,pool from,this and=these on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,pool from,this )

Here the author is introducing Joab as a new participant in the story. Your language may have its own way of introducing new participants that you can use in your translation.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

צְרוּיָ֜ה

Tsərū\sup_yāh/(Zeruiah)

The word Zeruiah is the name of a woman, David’s older sister.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֵ֤לֶּה עַל־הַ⁠בְּרֵכָה֙ מִ⁠זֶּ֔ה וְ⁠אֵ֥לֶּה עַל־הַ⁠בְּרֵכָ֖ה מִ⁠זֶּֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Joab son_of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) and,the_servants_of Dāvid they_came_out and,they,met_them on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in pool_of Giⱱˊōn group and=they_lived these on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,pool from,this and=these on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,pool from,this )

The author is using a common expression of his culture to mean that the two groups were on opposite sides of the pool from each other. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [on opposite sides of the pool]