Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 21:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Abishai son of Zeruiah came and killed that Philistine. Then the people of David swore telling him that, ‘We should never again go together with you to war because you might extinguish the lamp of Israel.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “At that time Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to help David. He struck that Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men, fearing that the light of Israel might get lost, swore an oath before him saying that David was never [again] to go to battle with them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But Abishai the child of Zeruya arrived to rescue David, and he killed this Philistine. After that the men of David said to him, ‘We (excl.) will- not -allow you to go-with us (excl.) to battle again. You are like a lamp in Israel, and we (excl.) do- not -want that you be-lost.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But Abishai came to help David, and attacked the giant and killed him. Then David’s soldiers forced him to promise that he would not go with them into a battle again. They said to him, ‘If you die, and none of your descendants become king, that would be like extinguishing the last light in Israel.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)