1 Chronicles 11:6
11:6 1 David said, “Whoever attacks 2 the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” 3 So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked 4 first and became commander. 5
1 Chronicles 17:23
17:23 So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! 6 Do as you promised, 7
1 sn Verse 6 inserts into the narrative parenthetical information about Joab’s role in the conquest of the city. Verse 7 then picks up where v. 5 left off.
2 tn Or perhaps “strikes down.”
3 tn Heb “head and officer.”
4 tn Heb “went up.”
5 tn Heb “head.”
6 tn Heb “and now, O Lord, the word which you spoke concerning your servant and concerning his house, may it be established permanently.”
7 tn Heb “as you have spoken.”