5:18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. 1
7:2 The sons of Tola:
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, 2 and Samuel. 3 They were leaders of their families. 4 In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola’s genealogical records. 5
7:7 The sons of Bela:
Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.
Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. 9 He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. 10
12:1 These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished 11 from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.
12:23 The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the Lord’s decree: 12
12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. 13 They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; 14 all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. 15
1 tn Heb “the sons of Reuben and the Gadites and half of the tribe of Manasseh, from the sons of bravery, men carrying a shield and sword and treading a bow and trained for war, 44,760 going out for warfare.”
2 tn Many English versions spell this name “Ibsam.”
3 tn Many English versions retain a form of this name closer to the Hebrew, i.e., “Shemuel.”
4 tn Heb “heads of the house of their fathers.”
5 tn Heb “to Tola [there were] warriors by their generations, their number in the days of David [was] 22,600.”
6 tn Heb “arose and carried away the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons.”
7 tn Heb “their bones.”
8 tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”
9 tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).
10 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”
11 tn Heb “kept from.”
12 tn Heb “these are the numbers of the heads of the forces armed for battle [who] came to David in Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him according to the mouth of the
13 tc Heb “all these [were] men of war, helpers of the battle line.” The present translation assumes an emendation of עֹדְרֵי (’odÿrey, “helpers of”) to עֹרְכֵי, (’orÿkhey, “prepared for”).
14 tn Heb “with a complete heart they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel.”
15 tn Heb “and also all the rest of Israel [was of] one mind to make David king.”
16 tn Or “people.”
17 tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.
18 tn Heb “their number.”
19 tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”
20 tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”
21 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.”