7:2 The sons of Tola:
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, 1 and Samuel. 2 They were leaders of their families. 3 In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola’s genealogical records. 4
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.
9:1 Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.
The people of Judah 5 were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
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 6 had appointed them to their positions. 7
1 tn Many English versions spell this name “Ibsam.”
2 tn Many English versions retain a form of this name closer to the Hebrew, i.e., “Shemuel.”
3 tn Heb “heads of the house of their fathers.”
4 tn Heb “to Tola [there were] warriors by their generations, their number in the days of David [was] 22,600.”
5 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah,” though the verb הָגְלוּ (hoglu, “carried away”) is plural.
6 tn The Hebrew term is רֹאֶה (ro’eh, “seer”), an older word for נָבִיא (navi’, “prophet”).
7 tn Heb “they – David appointed, and Samuel the seer, in their position.”