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
9:19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family (the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary. 2 Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the Lord’s dwelling place. 3
9:22 All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet 4 had appointed them to their positions. 5
9:33 The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary 6 and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.
14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed 12 king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. 13 When David heard about it, he marched out against 14 them.
16:1 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings 15 before God.
17:1 When David had settled into his palace, 16 he 17 said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace 18 made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” 19
19:16 When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, 27 led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army. 28
20:5 There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, 29 whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom. 30
20:6 In a battle in Gath 31 there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot – twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.
24:19 This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor 36 Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him. 37
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 Heb “and his brothers belonging to the house of his father, the Korachites, to the work of the task, guardians of the threshold of the tent.”
3 tn Heb “and their fathers to the camp of the
4 tn The Hebrew term is רֹאֶה (ro’eh, “seer”), an older word for נָבִיא (navi’, “prophet”).
5 tn Heb “they – David appointed, and Samuel the seer, in their position.”
6 tn Heb “were in rooms.” The words “at the sanctuary” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
7 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the army) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Heb “elders.”
9 tn Or “covenant.”
10 tn Or “They poured olive oil on David to designate him as king.”
11 tn Heb “according to the word of the
12 tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”
13 tn Heb “to seek David.”
14 tn Heb “went out before.”
15 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”
16 tn Heb “house.”
17 tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.
18 tn Heb “house.”
19 tn Heb “tent curtains.”
20 tn Heb “house.”
21 tn Heb “That is why your servant found to pray before you.” Perhaps the phrase אֶת לִבּוֹ (’et libbo, “his heart”) should be supplied as the object of the verb “found.”
22 tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the
23 tn Heb “from.”
24 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew
25 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
26 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
27 tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.
28 tn Heb “and Aram saw that they were struck down before Israel and they sent messengers and brought out Aram which is beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [was] before them.”
29 tc The Hebrew text reads, “Elchanan son of Jair killed Lachmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite.” But it is likely that the accusative marker in front of לַחְמִי (lakhmiy, “Lachmi”) is a corruption of בֵּית (bet), and that אֶת־לַחְמִי (’et-lakhmiy) should be emended to בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי (bet hallakhmiy, “the Bethlehemite”). See 2 Sam 21:19.
30 tc See tc note on the parallel passage in 2 Sam 21:19.
31 tn Heb “and there was another battle, in Gath.”
32 tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”
33 tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”
34 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.”
35 tn Or “high place.”
36 tn Heb “father.”
37 tn Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the
38 tn Heb “by the words of God to exalt a horn.” An animal’s horn is sometimes used metaphorically as a symbol of strength and honor. See BDB 901-2 s.v. קֶרֶנ.
39 tn Or “seer.”