2:18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). 2 Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
3:4 These six were born to David 4 in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.
He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5 3:5 These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea, 6 Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon – the mother of these four was Bathsheba 7 the daughter of Ammiel. 8
4:2 Reaiah the son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
4:4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those who live in Ge Harashim, who were craftsmen. 10
5:14 These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
6:44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by 15 Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
6:54 These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: 16
The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment: 17
6:63 The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 20
7:8 The sons of Beker:
Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these were the sons of Beker.
7:16 Maacah, Makir’s wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
8:38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn, 22 followed by Ishmael, Sheariah, 23 Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
11:10 These were the leaders of David’s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the Lord’s word. 26
12:29 From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, 27 there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul. 28
12:31 From the half tribe of Manasseh there were 18,000 who had been designated by name to come and make David king.
12:32 From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command – they understood the times and knew what Israel should do. 29
12:37 From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.
25:2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. 36
27:31 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep.
All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
1 sn Perhaps this refers to the scattering of the people at Babel (Gen 11:1-9).
2 tn Heb “and Caleb son of Hezron fathered [children] with Azubah, a wife, and with Jerioth.” Jerioth could be viewed as a second wife (so NLT; cf. also NASB, NIV, NRSV), but the following context mentions only “her [presumably Azubah’s] sons.” Another option, the one chosen in the translation, is that Jerioth is another name for Azubah.
3 tn Or “Havvoth Jair” (NIV, NRSV). Some translations do not translate the phrase (“havvoth” = “the towns of”), but treat it as part of the place name.
4 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn “Shimea” (שִׁמְעָא, shim’a’) is a variant spelling of “Shammua” (שַׁמּוּעַ, shammua’; see 2 Sam 5:14). Some English versions use the spelling “Shammua” here (e.g., NIV, NCV).
7 tn Most Hebrew
8 tn In 2 Sam 11:3 Bathsheba is called “the daughter of Eliam,” while here her father’s name is given as “Ammiel.”
9 tn Or “of the city of Nahash.”
10 tn Heb “the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.” The name “Ge Harashim” means “valley of craftsmen.”
11 tc Some LXX
12 tn Heb “fathers.”
13 tn Heb “prostituted themselves after.”
14 tn Heb “the peoples of the land.”
15 tn Heb “and the sons of Merari, their brothers, on the left.”
16 tn Heb “and these were their dwelling places according to their encampments in their territory to the sons of Aaron.”
17 tn Heb “to the clan of the Kohathites for to them was the lot.”
18 tn The parallel account in Josh 21:13 has the singular “city,” which apparently refers only to Hebron.
19 tn Heb “to the sons of Kohath who were left from the clan of the tribe, from the half of the tribe of the half of Manasseh by lot ten cities.”
20 tn Heb “and to the sons of Merari by their clans from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun by lot, twelve cities.”
21 tn The parallel account in Josh 21:21 has the singular “city,” referring only to Shechem.
22 tc The Hebrew text has בֹּכְרוּ (bokhÿru), which some understand as a name: “Bocheru” (so, e.g., NEB, NASB, NIV, NRSV). But the form should probably be revocalized בְּכֹרוֹ (bÿkhoru, “his firstborn”). A name has accidentally dropped from the list, and a scribe apparently read בֹּכְרוּ as one of the names.
23 tc The Lucianic recension of the LXX inserts another name here, καὶ Ἀζαριας (kai Azarias, “and Azariah”), presumably to make up the six sons mentioned at the beginning of the verse (see the previous tc note on “firstborn”). Cf. NAB.
24 tn Heb “and from them over the articles of the task, for by number they would bring them in, and by number they would bring them out.”
25 tn Heb “holy place.”
26 tn Heb “and these were the heads of the warriors who were David’s, who held strongly with him in his kingdom and with all Israel to make him king, according to the word of the
27 tn Heb “from the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul.”
28 tn Heb “and until then, the majority of them were keeping the charge of the house of Saul.”
29 tn Heb “from the sons of Issachar, knowers of understanding for times to know what Israel should do, their heads [were] 200, and all their brothers according to their mouth.”
30 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word שְׁמִינִית (shÿminit) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See HALOT 1562 s.v. שְׁמִינֹי.
31 tn Heb “for” or “according to.”
32 tn Perhaps this refers to the refrain of their songs of praise (see Ps 136). In this case one could translate, “to give thanks to the
33 tn Heb “[was] over.”
34 tn Heb “and the sons of David [were] the heads at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).
35 tn Heb “and they divided them by lots, these with these, for the officials of the holy place and the officials of God were from the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar.”
36 tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”
37 tn Heb “a guard alongside a guard.”
38 tn Heb “with a complete heart.”
39 tn Heb “was rejoiced with great joy.”